Canary Islands’ El Hierro declares emergency amid migrant, refugee influx
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- El Hierro asks Spanish government for help after more than 3,300 people arrived on boats since start of November.
- Senegalese Interior Ministry says one person rescued as search operation continues after migrant vessel capsized.
- The incident occurred near Kebemer off the coast of northwestern Senegal. Authorities on El Hierro in the Canary Islands have declared an emergency after a marked increase in migrant boat arrivals