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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alex Croft

Baby among at least 80 feared dead after boat found adrift off Canary Islands following 26 days at sea

At least 80 people are feared dead after a boat that had been adrift for 26 days was discovered off Spain’s Canary Islands, an NGO has said.

Four women and a baby are feared to be among those who died on a small boat that departed Gambia on 7 August, and was discovered following an alert raised by Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras, the organisation told The Independent.

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