Thousands of immigrants flooded into the small island to accommodate overcrowding, and the Spanish island of Hierro declared a state of emergency.

(Central News Agency, Barcelona, ​​7th Comprehensive Foreign News Report) Due to the sudden increase in the influx of migrant boats, the local authorities of one of Spain's Canary Islands (Canary Islands) declared a state of emergency today and requested the central government to provide assistance to deal with this wave of migrants.

"We are very worried about the sharp increase in arrivals," Alpidio Armas, president of El Hierro's local council, told Spanish television, Agence France-Presse reported.

"That is why we have declared a state of emergency to ensure that we can establish a cooperation mechanism with higher authorities."

Thousands of migrants have arrived on the Atlantic archipelago in recent weeks, with many landing on El Hierro.

According to local authorities, more than 3,300 people have arrived on the island on about 30 boats since the beginning of November.

Armas said officials were looking for temporary housing for the newly arrived migrants, and that conditions at the island's hospitals had become "suboptimal."

The number of migrants arriving in the Canary Islands usually increases at this time of year due to favorable sea navigation conditions.

However, local authorities warned that storms expected to approach tonight could make navigation more dangerous for migrants still at sea.