7 dead, dozen hospitalized on migrant boat off Spanish coast
STORY: 7 dead, dozen hospitalized on migrant boat off Spanish coast
SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024
DATELINE: March 13, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:15
LOCATION: Madrid
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
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1. various of the rescue work
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At least seven people have perished and 12 others have been hospitalized after a migrant boat was rescued on Tuesday morning about 140 km south of Gran Canaria island, Spanish Maritime Rescue services said.
The casualties were due to serious dehydration while the migrants aboard were attempting to reach the Spanish coast, the rescue services said.
The boat was spotted at around 20:00 (1900 GMT) on Monday by a merchant ship, which alerted rescue services. Two helicopters and a rescue vessel were dispatched to assist.
Two bodies were discovered on the migrant boat, while there were 34 survivors, comprising 27 men and seven women. They are reported from Sub-Saharan Africa. The survivors recounted that five individuals had perished during the perilous crossing from the northwe
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