Current location:style >>
50 migrants reported missing and 9 rescued after their boat overturns off Spanish Atlantic island
style47379People have gathered around
IntroductionMADRID (AP) — About 50 migrants were missing after their boat overturned some 100 kilometers (60 mil ...
MADRID (AP) — About 50 migrants were missing after their boat overturned some 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Spain’s Canary Island of El Hierro in the Atlantic Ocean, Spanish media reported Monday.
The national marine rescue service said one of its helicopters rescued nine people who were found clinging to the boat Monday morning following a warning call from a merchant vessel in the area.
State news agency Efe said that once transferred to El Hierro airport, the rescued migrants reported that 60 of them had set sail nine days ago and that the open-topped wooden boat ran into problems Saturday.
The rescue service was unable to say how many people may have been on the boat and no one was available to comment at Civil Guard police offices in the Canary Island capital of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Efe said the migrants were of sub-Saharan origin. There were no details on which country they had sailed from.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Culture Crossroad news portal”。http://elsalvador.fictionsmistress.com/article-77a899066.html
Related articles
Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?
styleJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was barred Monday from running for Par ...
【style】
Read moreNorth Carolina shootout that killed 4 law officers began as task force tried to serve a warrant
styleCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others ...
【style】
Read moreIran commutes a tycoon's death sentence to 20 years in prison
styleTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s judiciary said Tuesday that it commuted a death sentence for a tycoon to ...
【style】
Read more
Popular articles
- Ricky Stenhouse punching Kyle Busch could lead to suspension
- Browns pick up 5
- Cupid's stunt snares fugitive, 27, and his mother, 51, in Cape Town following six
- Encino out of Kentucky Derby, Epic Ride joins the 20
- Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia
- EPA rule bans toxic chemical methylene chloride, toxic solvent known to cause liver cancer
Latest articles
Burglar hurled stolen mobile phones at police from the top of 60ft high roof during nine
Proof you CAN outrun bad genes with just four lifestyle tweaks
Long flu season winds down in US
Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election
Kevin Pillar gets 1,000th career hit in Angels' win at Texas
Confidence of US consumers continues to decline as Americans worry about the future
LINKS
- Jaguars pick up fifth
- Belarus labels German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle ‘extremist,’ bans activities in the country
- King and Queen jet back to London for public
- Messi to Miami: Soccer star, and a few teammates, show up for Heat
- Map reveals where headless torso and further human remains have been found by locals in Salford
- Queen Camilla appears in high spirits as she hosts the first female crew to win an around
- NFL teams pick up 5th
- Sandra Bullock's teen son Louis towers over her during rare outing in West Hollywood
- Lewandowski hat trick gives Barcelona comeback victory over Valencia
- Politicians, dog experts vilify South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem for killing her dog