Spain coastguard rescues 600 migrants in 24 hours

Spain’s coastguard says it has rescued 600 migrants crossing from Morocco in a 24-hour period amid a rise in the number of migrant arrivals. The rescued migrants were in fifteen vessels including toy paddle boats and a jet ski.

The un says more than 9,000 people have arrived in Spain so far this year.

The figure is three times as high as the previous years. The United Nation’s International Organization for Migration has expressed concern that Spain could overtake Greece this year in the number of migrants arriving by sea.