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Migrant boat capsizes near Canary Islands port, claims seven lives

Published on 28 May 2025 10:17:16 PM

At least seven people including children died when a migrant boat bound for Spain's Canary Islands capsized off the island of El Hierro as rescuers were escorting it to port, regional emergency services said on Wednesday (May 28).

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At least seven people including children died when a migrant boat bound for Spain's Canary Islands capsized off the island of El Hierro as rescuers were escorting it to port, regional emergency services said on Wednesday (May 28).

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