RED CROSS Workers WELCOMES BOATS AS CANARY ISLANDS DECLARE EMERGENCY 🚨🇪🇸🇮🇨 El Hierro: 8,000 arrivals on island of 12,000 residents. BREAKING - Nov 6-7, La Restinga Port, El Hierro - 854 migrants on 7 cayucos in one night rescued by Salvamar Navia, Diphda, Mizar - Escorted to La Restinga - Red Cross ERIE teams + SUC medics give water, blankets, biscuits, first aid - 350 ferried to Tenerife morning, 350 more afternoon - Island Council declares emergency Nov 6 - 3,000 in last 5 days alone - Red Cross: "We haven't finished one boat when next arrives". DATE: Atlantic Route = deadliest to Europe - First week Nov: 3,200+ on 39 boats - Oct: 6,000+ arrivals, 5x more than Oct 2025 - Year total: 13,300 to Canaries per UNHCR, 33,900 to Spain - Most from Senegal, Mali, Gambia - Crossing 1,000 miles, 9-10 days, no food after day 7. RED CROSS SAYS: On pier with gloves, masks, protective suits - Handshake, fresh clothes, medical check - Then to CATE centre San Andres - Police processing pending transfer to mainland - Island asks Madrid + Brussels for more Red Cross staff, coastal guard. WHY IT MATTERS: Smallest Canary Island overwhelmed - Tourism port turned into first reception - Spain moves them to Gran Canaria, Tenerife then mainland - EU migration pact under pressure - Hospital, emergency services at limit. Paradise islands become frontline of Europe's border crisis. FOLLOW @geowireintel for real geopolitics LIKE if Europe needs stronger borders? 👇 SHARE - Canary Islands emergency? COMMENT: Rescue or open border? #CanaryIslands #Spain #Migration #Geopolitics #geowireintel | Red Cross Canary Islands welcome migrants, El Hierro emergency 8000 migrants, La Restinga Red Cross rescue geowireintel | DISCLAIMER: For informational & journalistic purposes only. Based on RTVE, EFE, UNHCR, Canary Gov, Red Cross. DM for credit/removal. - @geowireintel