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More than 50 would-be migrants feared to have died off West Africa
Oct 25, 2007, 12:46 GMT
Madrid - More than 50 would-be migrants are feared to have died off West Africa when attempting to reach Europe by boat, Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said Thursday.
The minister said a Spanish fishing vessel rescued one survivor from a boat carrying six bodies late Wednesday. The boat was believed to have transported a total of some 56 people.
Reports said the boat was adrift off Cape Verde or Senegal. A Spanish hospital ship was sent to meet the fishing boat, rescue services said.
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