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More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands

More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands

By GhanaSummary NewsroomPan-Africa

Spanish Maritime Rescue teams located the vessel some 65 nautical miles southwest of Gran Canaria's coastal town of Arguineguín on Wednesday and found 44 survivors, with five dead bodies also on board.

Rescuers were forced to leave the five bodies they found due to the rough sea conditions, Maritime Rescue said.5m waves - made it impossible to recover the five bodies found on board the vessel," it added.

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