MIL-OSI Russia: At least five killed after migrant boat capsizes off Canary Islands

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Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

MADRID, May 28 (Xinhua) — At least five people, including two minors aged 5 and 16, were killed when a boat carrying about 180 migrants capsized at the entrance to the port of La Restinga on El Hierro, one of the Canary Islands, local authorities said.

The incident occurred as the boat was being towed to a dock to allow migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to disembark. Local officials also said one infant was missing.

Search and rescue efforts are ongoing and more bodies may be found in the coming hours. –0–

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