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Death at sea

A patera containing 42 migrants arrived at Arrecife harbour this morning after being intercepted at sea. During the rescue, their Zodiac dinghy capsized and several migrants fell into the sea, with one death resulting.

Living from the sea

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Victoriano Santana Cabrera, known to all the world as Torano, opened the first restaurant in El Golfo 41 years ago. We visited him to hear his story, and the story of his village.

CACT introduce new electric vehicles

CACT CEO, Benjamín Perdomo, presented three new electric vehicles this week (acquired through a public tender to replace the maintenance vehicles with a more sustainable option.)

AEMET issue weather warnings

Spain’s Meteorological Agency (AEMET) have issued two weather warnings for Lanzarote today.

Five pateras arrive

Five pateras (boats) have arrived at Lanzarote in the last 48 hours, carrying a total of 248 migrants.

Corujo defends statements

The President of Lanzarote's Cabildo, María Dolores Corujo, has defended recent statements she made at the FITUR travel fair, in which she claimed that Lanzarote was “saturated” with tourists.

Rain, hail, and tornadoes

Lanzarote ticked all the weather boxes yesterday, recording instances of rain, hail and some small tornadoes.

Vehicle collision in Guime

Last night, the emergency services were called to a vehicle collision in Guime between two cars.

Tabayesco road finally re-opens

After several years of closure due to the risk of landslides, the Cabildo yesterday reopened the LZ-207 road from Haría to Arrieta, which passes through the lovely little village of Tabayesco.

No plans to limit British tourists

Yesterday the British press once again misrepresented Lanzarote, when the Daily Express published an article with the misleading headline “Spanish hotspot Lanzarote to limit British tourists as island bosses say it's 'saturated’”. The Mail Online reported “Lanzarote says it is fed up with having so many British tourists visiting the island – and wants FEWER UK tourists.”.