More than 80 migrants dead, including baby, after boat found adrift near Canary Islands following 26 days at sea
Maritime Rescue found five bodies and 44 survivors, while rights groups said 83 migrants may have died on the Atlantic crossing.
- At least 80 people, including a baby, were found dead on a vessel adrift for 26 days off Spain's Canary Islands, Spanish news agency EFE Noticias reported. Hull inscriptions indicated the boat originated from Gambia.
- The vessel was destined for the Canary Islands with 128 people on board but became lost in the Atlantic. The route from Gambia measures around 1,242 miles to reach the European Union, making it one of the longest migrant crossings.
- Only 45 people survived the ordeal and were rescued early this morning around 120km off Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Survivors said they had sailed with "more than one hundred people" before the vessel became adrift.
- Survivors were taken to the port of Arguineguin for assistance. Maritime Rescue teams, who spotted the boat overnight, were forced to leave five bodies behind due to rough seas.
- The crossing from Africa to the Canary Islands remains one of the deadliest migrant routes. By June this year, 1,300 people had died trying to reach the islands, according to the NGO Caminando Fronteras.
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The crossing between Gambia and the Canary Islands ended with more than 70 deaths, including one baby, among the 128 people on board
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According to the organization Caminando Fronteras, a boat with 127 people left Gambia. Prior to Gran Canaria, the rescue only counted 44 survivors.
The boat was rescued in the early morning of Thursday, after 26 days drifting in the sea. The boat had departed with more than a dozen crew members, ma arrived with only 44 survivors.
Caminando Fronteras' complaint. The boat had left Gambia. Among the victims also a newborn. There would be 44 survivors
Near Gran Canaria, Spanish emergency services have found a boat with 45 migrants and five deceased people on board. Survivors told aid workers that the journey began nearly a month ago with 128 people. This means that 80 people died along the way. The bodies were presumably thrown overboard. Among the dead are also women and mothers with babies, writes the Spanish news agency EFE, citing Salvamento Marítimo, a Spanish government organization th…
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