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7 Killed Due to Sinking Boat Heading to Spain


Mon 16 May 2022 | 11:19 PM
Israa Farhan

On Monday, 7 people were killed, while a young man and his sister went missing and two survived after a traditional migrant boat sank, heading from Algeria's coast towards Spain.

Relatives of the victims' families revealed that the boat set off yesterday night heading to Spain, where it was carrying 11 people, most of whom had previously experienced migration via the boat and were subjected to deportation from Spain.

A source told the German News Agency (DPA) that the migrants' boat sand due to bad weather and thick fog, which made it impossible to see.

The survivors are currently in the intensive care room, while the Civil Protection Authority is trying to search for a young man and his sister who were missing after the boat sank.