A migrant boat carrying an estimated 84 people from Africa capsized off the coast of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, resulting in at least nine confirmed deaths and dozens more feared drowned. The Spanish coastguard attributed the capsizing to high winds and migrants shifting their weight.
At least nine people are dead, with dozens more feared drowned, after a migrant boat capsized in the Canary Islands .
Last night, nine were confirmed dead, including a teenage boy, with the whereabouts of 48 others unknown. At least nine migrants have died and dozens more are feared to have drowned after a boat from Africa capsized in the Canary Islands Among the deceased includes a teenage boy, whilst the whereabouts of 48 remains undetermined
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