Migrant boat capsizes near Spain's Canary Islands, 7 dead
Local media said the small boat appeared to be packed with over 100 people.A helicopter evacuated two other children, a girl and a boy, to a hospital in serious condition after they nearly drowned, the service added.'The drama witnessed on El Hierro should move us all, (those) lives were lost in an attempt to find a better future,' Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Snchez said on social media.The Spanish archipelago located off Africa's western coast has for years been a main route for migrants who risk their lives in dinghies and rubber boats unfit for long journeys in the open sea. Thousands have been known to die on the way to European territory.Nearly 47,000 people who made the crossing last year reached the archipelago, surpassing previous records for a second time. Most were citizens of Mali, Senegal and Morocco, with many boarding boats to Spain from the coast of Mauritania.advertisementThe arrivals include thousands of unaccompanied minors.Some 10,800 people had arrived via the Atlantic to the Canary Islands by mid-May, down by 34% compared to the same period in 2024.ALSO READ: COVID comeback? US detects new variant linked to China's latest surgeTrending Reel
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