Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Canary Islands, nine dead
EL HIERRO, Spain, Sept 29 (Reuters) - 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.
Search Renews for Missing Migrants After Nine Die off Spain's Canary Islands
A Civil Guard officer watches a rescue boat searching for possible survivors after the sinking of a wooden boat with migrants near the port of La Restinga, on the island of El Hierro, Spain, September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Spanish authorities continued their search for 48 migrants who were aboard a boat that capsized near the Canary Islands. Nine ...
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