Mr Martin has called on Madrid to set up a "crisis cell" made up of the ministries of interior, foreign affairs and defence among others to tackle the problem.

BBC: Migrant centres on the islands are reaching full capacity

The hotel location near the French Quarter in New Orleans was good for our personal safety (we could operate out of the fourth floor in an interior hallway during the worst of it), but parking the satellite truck would be a problem.

CNN: Miles O'Brien's hurricane blog