Seven dead as migrant boat capsizes in Spain's Canary Islands

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Seven dead as migrant boat capsizes in Spain's Canary Islands  A boat carrying migrants capsized within reach of shore as it arrived at Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday and four women and three girls drowned, authorities said.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/seven-dead-as-migrant-boat-capsizes-in-spains-canary-islands  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00A boat carrying migrants capsized within reach of shores as it arrived at Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday.

00:08Four women and three girls drowned, according to authorities.

00:12Spain's Maritime Rescue Services say the boat tipped over as rescuers started removing young people onto a rescue craft position between the migrant one and the quay.

00:21The movement of the people on the boat caused it to turn over.

00:24The Spanish archipelago located off Africa's western coast has for years been a main route for migrants who risk their lives in dinges and rubber boats and fit for long journeys in the open sea.

00:37Thousands have been known to die on the way to European territory.

00:40Nearly 47,000 people who made the crossing last year reached the archipelago surpassing previous records for a second time.

00:48Most were citizens of Mali, Senegal and Morocco, with many boarding boats to Spain from the coast of Mauritania.

00:56The arrival includes thousands of unaccompanied miners.

00:59Some 10,800 people had arrived via the Atlantic to the Canary Islands by mid-May, down by 34% compared to the same period in 2024.

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