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August 23, 2021

More Than 50 Feared Dead After Boat Carrying Refugees Capsizes En Route to Canary Islands
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Over 50 people are believed to have died after a dinghy carrying
migrants and refugees from Africa capsized en route to Spain's Canary
Islands last week. Just one survivor was pulled from the sinking vessel.
The U.N. says at least 250 people died on the perilous route in the
first six months of 2021, though a local rights group says the number of
deaths is eight times higher.


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