Another migrant disaster: dead and many missing

A boat carrying irregular migrants sank between Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria) and the Western Sahara coast in North Africa, according to Spanish media, based on the Canary Islands Coast Guard and Moroccan sources.

THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO DEAD

It was reported that 24 people were rescued as a result of the sinking of the boat carrying irregular immigrants, which was located 40 miles from Western Sahara and 80 miles from Gran Canaria, and that at least 2 people were found dead and 37 people were missing. .

It was found that a “Helimer 201” helicopter attached to the Canary Islands Coast Guard went to the area where the sinking boat was located and reached the body of a child, and the other body was removed from the water by the Coast Guard. . Morocco ship.

Moroccan Coast Guard teams were reported to have rescued 24 irregular migrants from the sinking ship.

A plane, a helicopter, a coast guard ship and a cargo ship passing through the region were reported to have participated in the search and rescue efforts carried out jointly by Spain and Morocco.

Officials from the non-governmental organization (NGO) Caminando Fronteras announced that Spanish and Moroccan coast guard authorities reported the sinking of the ship last night.

The Spanish NGO stated that the disappeared were also supposed to be dead and that a total of 39 irregular migrants, including 4 women and 1 baby, lost their lives in this tragedy.

THE DISEASE HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN GREECE

On the other hand, on June 14, the fishing boat carrying irregular migrants capsized in international waters 47 nautical miles from Navarino in the Peloponnese in Greece.

104 people on the fishing boat were rescued and brought to the port of Kalamata, and the bodies of 81 people were found in the surveys carried out after the incident.

According to Alarm Phone, a nonprofit organization, there were around 700 people on board. (AA)