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Survivors of a capsized boat are rescued in the port of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, 28 May, 2025

Video. Seven dead after migrant boat capsizes near Canary Islands

Updated: 28/05/2025 - 21:36 GMT+2

The Spanish archipelago located off Africa's western coast has for years been a main route, and a deadly one, for migrants trying to reach Europe.

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