Seven migrants die when boat capsizes at Canary Island dock
NewsFeed Seven migrants die when boat capsizes at Canary Island dock
Four women and three girls died when a boat overcrowded with migrants capsized upon reaching a dock in the Canary Islands. They were attempting to transfer to a Spanish Coast Guard vessel when their own small boat tipped them into the water.
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