Over 230 migrants on a sunken wooden vessel were rescued in the sea off the Canary Islands islands from the Spanish coast guard, DPA reported, quoted by BTA, referring to a statement from the coast guard.
Among those rescued were 3 children and 14 women.
Some 32,870 migrants arrived in Spain on the western Mediterranean migration route from Africa to Europe from January to October 15, according to government figures. This is a 39.7 percent increase over the same period last year.