Spanish humanitarian aid workers are reporting at least 42 refugees — including eight children — are feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Western Sahara last week. Only 10 people survived. So far this year, over 1,100 refugees have perished crossing through dangerous sea routes as they attempted to reach Europe.
In related news, a ship carrying at least 257 refugees has docked in the Italian port of Trapani — a week after the German humanitarian aid organization Sea Watch rescued the refugees off the coast of Tunisia.