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Five killed, dozens more feared dead in boat adrift off Canary Islands

Name: Five killed, dozens more feared dead in boat adrift off Canary Islands
Start: 2026-09-03T15:15:22Z
Location: Spain

Spain · Rest of Europe region

detected 2026-09-03T15:15:22Z updated 2026-09-03T15:15:22Z

Spanish migrant NGO says more than 80 people likely perished on the boat that left The Gambia 27 days ago.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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