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Dinghy with dozens of migrants on board sinks off Spain’s Canary Islands

Migrants rescued from a capcised dinghy on the way to Spain's Canary Islands wait to disembark from a Spanish coast guard vessel, in the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, 22 June 2023. © Borja Suarez/Reuters

Migration advocacy groups have criticised Spain and Morocco for not intervening soon enough to rescue a small boat headed for Spain's Canary Islands that sank Wednesday. At least 30 migrants are feared drowned.

Spain's maritime rescue service confirmed the deaths of a child and a man, and said a Moroccan patrol boat had rescued 24 people.

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