Authorities say at least 5 people have died as they attempted to reach Spain’s Canary Islands on a wooden vessel.
5 dead, dozens missing after migrant boat found after weeks at sea Authorities say at least 5 people have died as they attempted to reach Spain’s Canary Islands on a wooden vessel that set sail on August 7 from Gambia. Some migrants were rescued, but dozens of people remain missing. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque has the latest from the coast of Senegal.
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