At least 35 migrants drown after dinghy sinks en route to Spain's Canary Islands - NGO
According to the migration-focused NGO Walking Borders, at least 35 individuals have tragically drowned while on a dinghy attempting to reach Spain's Canary Islands.
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 05:34 | 21 June 2023
- Modified Date: 05:34 | 21 June 2023
At least 35 people on a dinghy en route to Spain's Canary Islands have drowned, the migration-focused NGO Walking Borders said on Wednesday.
A source in Spanish maritime rescue service told Reuters that a child had died and 24 people were rescued from the sinking dinghy in a Moroccan-led rescue operation carried out some 88 miles to the southeast of Gran Canaria island.
Two organisations focusing on migration, Walking Borders and Alarm Phone, said the dinghy was originally carrying 59 people on board.
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