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Three die, dozens rescued as migrant boat capsizes off Spain’s Tenerife

Three die, dozens rescued as migrant boat capsizes off Spain’s Tenerife

SPAIN's coast guard rescued nearly 40 African migrants from waters off the coast of Tenerife yesterday after their boat capsized during the dangerous crossing to the Canary Islands, which saw a tenfold surge in such traffic last year. Two women and one man were confirmed dead on arrival at the port, an emergency services spokeswoman said, while two women were transferred to hospital with slight injuries. Red Cross workers in masks and goggles carried several young children ashore and helped injured adults to a dockside medical tent at the resort town of Los Cristianos on the island's southern coast. The…
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