A tragedy struck at dawn on the migration route to the Canary Islands. At least nine people died in a canoe while trying to reach El Hierro, as reported by 1-1-2.
Emergency services alerted at 12:17 a.m. of the sighting of a boat with migrants four miles from La Restinga. The boat capsized and maritime rescue and the rescue helicopter were activated. Currently, 27 survivors have been rescued and nine have died. However, as this newspaper has learned, many other people were traveling on the barge and are still missing.
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