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More Than 50 Feared Dead After Boat Carrying Refugees Capsizes En Route to Canary Islands

HeadlineAug 23, 2021

Over 50 people are believed to have died after a dinghy carrying migrants and refugees from Africa capsized en route to Spain’s Canary Islands last week. Just one survivor was pulled from the sinking vessel. The U.N. says at least 250 people died on the perilous route in the first six months of 2021, though a local rights group says the number of deaths is eight times higher.

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