Spain: Migrant boat capsizes near Canary Islands
Rescuers search for dozens of migrants missing after boat sinks off Canary Islands, 9 dead found
By Borja Suarez EL HIERRO, Spain (Reuters) -Patrol boats and helicopters searched on Sunday for about 48 migrants missing since their boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro in what threatens to be the deadliest such incident in 30 years of crossings from Africa to the Canary Islands.
At least nine killed and 48 missing after migrant boat capsizes off the coast of Spain’s Canary Islands
AT least nine would-be migrants were left dead in the early hours of Saturday morning after their boat capsized during an attempted rescue off the coast
Dozens of migrants presumed dead after boat capsizes off Canary Islands
Shipwreck could be worst tragedy in crossings from Africa to the Canaries in 30 years, with up to 50 people still missing and nine confirmed dead
Search renews for missing migrants after nine die off Spain's Canary Islands
Rescue crews on Sunday renewed the search for about 48 migrants missing since their boat capsized near the Spanish island of El Hierro in what threatens to be the deadliest such incident in 30 years of crossings from Africa to the Canary Islands.
9 dead as boat carrying migrants capsizes off Spain’s Canary Islands
Spanish authorities say nine people have died and another 48 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized during a rescue operation near the Canary Islands.
9 dead, 50 missing after migrant boat capsizes off Spain’s Canary Islands
The Atlantic route from the west coast of Africa to the Canary Islands is considered by the United Nations to be the most dangerous in the world; 702 people died attempting the crossing in the first seven months of 2024.
Nine people dead and 48 missing after migrant boat sinks off Spain's Canary Islands
A BOAT CARRYING migrants capsized off Spain’s Canary Islands overnight, killing at least nine people and leaving 48 missing, the national maritime rescue service said on Saturday.
Mild weather brings surge in migrant crossings to Spain's Canary Islands
Calm seas and gentle winds associated with the late summer in the Atlantic Ocean off Western Africa has prompted a renewed surge of migrants heading to the Canary Islands, local authorities said on Thursday.
Search resumes for 48 missing migrants off Spanish Canaries
Hopes of finding survivors were slim as sea rescue teams searched the waters off El Hierro, an island in the Atlantic archipelago
Dozens missing, 9 dead in migrant boat wreck off Spanish Canaries
Nine people are confirmed drowned and at least 48 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Spain's Canary Islands overnight, rescue services said Saturday, the latest in a series of such disasters off the west coast of Africa.
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