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Authorities have recovered two bodies, including a young boy, but the true number of those who were on board is not known.
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Authorities have recovered two bodies, including a young boy, but the true number of those who were on board is not known.
A group of 51 Moroccan migrants, including women and a baby, have gone missing after attempting to reach Spain's Canary Islands by boat, prompting calls for an investigation into human trafficking and irregular migration networks.
The incident raises further questions about Europe’s response to migration, after an overcrowded fishing trawler capsized off the coast of Greece last week.
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's ombudsman is to investigate the sinking of a dinghy headed to the Canary Islands from Morocco on Wednesday after more than 30 migrants were feared dead.
Spanish and Moroccan authorities blamed for 12-hour delay after up to 60 people seen stranded en route to Canary Islands