Tide of 1,000 migrants swamps Canary Islands

-- The government is holding an emergency meeting to discuss how to deal with the arrival of nearly 1,000 migrants in the Canary Islands over the weekend.

Fifteen boats crammed with 974 migrants from Senegal have arrived since Friday and resources have become overwhelmed on the islands.

Different sources said that it is the largest wave of illegal African migrants to come to the Canary Islands so far this year, and the regional government has called the situation "very serious". --