Five dead, dozens missing after migrant boat found weeks after setting sail
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- Authorities report at least five deaths after a wooden migrant boat from Gambia was found weeks into its journey toward the Canary Islands.
- Some people were rescued, while dozens remain missing.
- Al Jazeera reported from Senegal’s coast on the search and rescue effort.
At least five people died while trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands aboard a wooden boat that departed Gambia on August 7, authorities said.
Some migrants were rescued after the vessel was found weeks into its journey, but dozens of people remain missing. Al Jazeera correspondent Nicolas Haque reported from Senegal’s coast.
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