50 migrants reported missing and 9 rescued after their boat overturns off Spanish Atlantic island
Time:2024-05-21 11:29:34 Source:travelViews(143)
MADRID (AP) — About 50 migrants were missing after their boat overturned some 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Spain’s Canary Island of El Hierro in the Atlantic Ocean, Spanish media reported Monday.
The national marine rescue service said one of its helicopters rescued nine people who were found clinging to the boat Monday morning following a warning call from a merchant vessel in the area.
State news agency Efe said that once transferred to El Hierro airport, the rescued migrants reported that 60 of them had set sail nine days ago and that the open-topped wooden boat ran into problems Saturday.
The rescue service was unable to say how many people may have been on the boat and no one was available to comment at Civil Guard police offices in the Canary Island capital of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Efe said the migrants were of sub-Saharan origin. There were no details on which country they had sailed from.
Previous:Young Boys seals 6th Swiss soccer league title in 7 years after rallying from firing coach Wicky
Next:Target to lower prices on basic goods in response to inflation
You may also like
- Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf is spotted on the streets of Gavin and Stacey's hometown Barry
- Republican Wisconsin Senate candidate says he doesn't oppose elderly people voting
- Europe discards Arsenal and Liverpool shift focus to EPL title race
- 5,000 flee military raids on villages in Myanmar’s Sagaing region — Radio Free Asia
- Shooting injures 2 at Missouri high school graduation ceremony
- Israeli PM announced plans to rebuild areas near Gaza border, not build inside the territory
- Lacazette ready to play for Lyon against PSG after face injury
- 5,000 flee military raids on villages in Myanmar’s Sagaing region — Radio Free Asia
- Investigators return to Long Island home of Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect