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Migrant boat from Senegal carrying 200 people missing off Canary Islands

2023-07-10 08:58
The aid group Walking Borders says many children are on board the missing boat, which departed from Senegal.
Migrant boat from Senegal carrying 200 people missing off Canary Islands

Spanish rescuers are searching waters off the Canary Islands for a boat carrying at least 200 African migrants who went missing more than a week ago.

The aid group Walking Borders says the fishing boat sailed from Kafountine, a coastal town in southern Senegal that is roughly 1,700km (1,057 miles...