A group of over 67 migrants have reached Spain's Gran Canaria island.

The migrants arrived on a fiberglass boat at the beach of Castillo del Romero, where they were assisted and treated by the Red Cross organisation.

Frontex agency workers and Spanish Guardia Civil were also at the port.

Over 1,000 migrants have reached the archipelago by sea over the weekend (December 28-29), according to Spanish news agency EFE.

The Canaries have registered the fastest increase in arrivals by sea in the European Union this year, data from EU border agency Frontex shows.

By December 15, they had received a total of 43,737 migrants, 18.6 per cent more than in the same period last year, according to Spain's interior ministry.

A record 10,457 people, or nearly 30 people a day, died attempting to reach Spain this year, according to migrant aid group Walking Borders.

In its annual report released this week, the group said 9,757 migrants died at sea in 2024 trying to reach Spain's Canary islands from Africa's Atlantic coast.