Spanish rescuers are searching the waters off the Canary Islands for a boat carrying at least 200 African migrants who disappeared more than a week ago.
The vessel set sail from Kafountine, a coastal town in southern Senegal about 1,700 km (1,057 miles) from Tenerife, according to the Walking Borders group. There has been no news of it for days. There are many children on board, according to the Spanish news agency Efe.
Meanwhile, a boat with migrants on board has been sighted which may correspond to the one reported as missing, precisely 71 nautical miles south of Gran Canary . Investigations are underway.
The route between West Africa and Spain is one of the most dangerous in the world.
(Unioneonline/D)
