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Eight Refugees Found Dead, Dozens Others Rescued on Boat Near Canary Islands

HeadlineNov 15, 2021

In Spain, coast guard sailors discovered the dead bodies of eight people in a boat transporting migrants and refugees. Sixty-two other passengers were rescued from the vessel, which had been drifting near the Canary Islands for a week. Authorities said the deceased migrants came from unspecified African nations.

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