Thousands of migrants arrive in Spanish tourist hotspot as authorities declare emergency

Spain's El Hierro has declared a state of emergency as the tiny Canary Island sees nearly 5,000 migrant arrivals this month alone. The island, home to roughly 11,400 people, has seen 35 of the 49 boats that reached the archipelago in the first six days of the month make landfall on its shores.Maritime rescue teams pulled 3,261 people from the sea during that initial period, but by Monday the total had surged after 10 more small vessels carrying hundreds of people landed over the weekend.A spokesman for the island's Unified Police Union said officers could no longer manage the scale of the crisis. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say They said: "We are experiencing a situation similar to the one we experienced in Ceuta — out of control...

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