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Spain rescued 854 migrants from seven boats off the coast of El Hierro. Authorities plan to move around 700 of those rescued to Tenerife to reduce overcrowding at reception centers on El Hierro. Some of the migrants were treated in hospital. The operation involved multiple boats arriving near the Canary Island, a common route for migration from West Africa. Details on nationalities and the condition of the remaining migrants were not immediately provided.
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