Seven migrant women and children die as a boat coming from Africa capsizes off the Canary Islands. The incident reflects ongoing risks in the Atlantic migration path.

MADRID, May 28 (Reuters) - At least seven people died when a migrant boat capsized as rescuers were escorting it to port in Spain's Canary Islands, regional emergency services said on Wednesday.

Video. Seven people have died after a migrant boat capsized while arriving at the port of El Hierro in Spain’s Canary Islands.

The Canary Islands are sheltering more than 5,000 unaccompanied minors across the archipelago. Migrants crowd a wooden boat as they sail to the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El ...

BARCELONA, Spain — A boat carrying migrants capsized within reach of shore as it arrived at Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday and four women and three girls drowned, authorities said.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A boat carrying migrants capsized within reach of shore as it arrived at Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday and four women and three girls drowned, authorities said.

Reuters. A view shows emergency services trying to rescue migrants from the water, as a migrant boat capsized as rescuers were escorting it to port in Spain's Canary Islands, in La Restinga, Spain ...

A boat carrying migrants capsized within reach of shore as it arrived at Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday and four women and three girls drowned, authorities said.. In the chaotic scene at El ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A boat carrying migrants capsized within reach of shore as it arrived at Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday and four women and three girls drowned, authorities said.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A boat carrying migrants capsized within reach of shore as it arrived at Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday and four women and three girls drowned, authorities said. In ...