Canary Islands becoming route to Europe for large number of migrants and refugees

Published: Nov. 26, 2020, 5:10 a.m.

In recent years, tens of thousands of people have died in the Mediterranean Sea trying to get to Europe from Africa and the Middle East. Now, many are trying a new route: across the Atlantic Ocean to reach Spain’s Canary Islands. We talk to Inigo Vila, emergency unit director of the Spanish Red Cross, about the work his organization is doing with people who arrive there.