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Migrant boat from Senegal carrying 200 people missing off Canary Islands
BBC reported that Spanish rescuers are searching waters off the Canary Islands for a boat carrying at least 200 African migrants who went missing more than a week ago.
The aid group Walking Borders says the fishing boat sailed from Kafountine, a coastal town in southern Senegal that is roughly 1,700km (1,057 miles) from Tenerife on 27 June, heading for the Canary Islands. Two similar boats carrying dozens more people are also said to be missing.
Spain’s maritime rescue service told media that a plane had joined the search.