Over two thousand migrants rest in the Arguineguin harbour, in the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, after being rescued by coast guards or reaching the island by their own means, in Arguineguin, Spain November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) - More than 2,000 African migrants were stranded in a dockside camp on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Tuesday after a wave of arrivals overwhelmed local authorities' capacity to house them.
"It's a disaster. There's a huge spike in arrivals and the situation is very complicated," said Cristina Ruiz, a spokeswoman for the national government on the islands.
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