Five dead on migrant boat rescued off Canary Islands, aid group says toll may be higher
Spanish rescuers found 44 survivors and five bodies after the boat drifted for nearly a month, while an NGO said 83 may have died.
- On Wednesday, Spain's maritime rescue service Salvamento Maritimo rescued 44 migrants from a boat drifting 120km south of Gran Canaria, recovering five bodies from the vessel.
- Survivors reported the boat departed The Gambia 27 days ago carrying more than 100 people; Helena Maleno, head of Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras, alleged 83 migrants died during the crossing.
- Red Cross spokesperson Jose Antonio Rodriguez Verona said survivors from Mali and Senegal arrived disoriented and dehydrated; three individuals in critical condition were airlifted to a hospital.
- Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo stated it is "unbearable that lives continue to be lost," urging comprehensive migration policy as the region cannot manage arrivals from "crisis to crisis."
- The Atlantic route to the Canary Islands remains the deadliest migration corridor, with Caminando Fronteras recording 1,317 deaths in the first five months of this year despite strong currents and rough seas.
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<p>Near the Canary Islands, a boat with migrants has crashed - dozens of people died, including an infant The boat with 128 migrants had been sailing from Gambia for 27 days and crashed off Gran Canaria. About 80 deaths have been confirmed</p>.
Five Dead on Boat After 27-Day Atlantic Ordeal as Survivors Tell of Drinking Seawater After Provisions Ran Out
A migrant boat from The Gambia was found off the Canary Islands with five dead and over 80 feared dead. Survivors endured 27 days at sea, facing dehydration and starvation.
They drifted at sea for 26 days.
Dozens Feared Dead on Boat Drifting Near Canary Islands
An Atlantic crossing appears to have ended in fatal disaster off the Canary Islands, with more than 80 people feared dead after 26 or 27 days at sea. Spanish authorities say a canoelike boat believed to have left Gambia in early August with more than 120 people aboard was spotted...
The Spanish press reports that there are fears that more than 80 people, including a baby, have died aboard a boat that floated drifting for 26 days across the Canary Islands. The Spanish news agency EFE News reported that the boat, similar to a canoe, was discovered Thursday morning south of the tourist islands located on the north-western coast of Africa. The boat would have left the Gambia last month, in West Africa, with 128 people on board,…
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