ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Decrease in deaths along Atlantic route “• At least 50 people died in two incidents on Atlantic

ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Decrease in deaths along Atlantic route ― At least 50 people died in two incidents on Atlantic route in late December ― Significant decrease in arrivals on Canary Islands in 2025 ― Work begins on new reception centre on Tenerife ― UN experts condemn mass eviction of people on the move from settlement in Catalonia

There has been a significant decrease in the number of deaths of people trying to reach Spain but the Atlantic route remains particularly deadly. At least 50 people died in two separate incidents on the Atlantic route in the final week of 2025.