
Dozens Dead After Migrant Boat Drifts Weeks in Atlantic
A boat carrying 127 people from The Gambia was found adrift 65 nautical miles off Gran Canaria after 27 days. Spanish rescuers recovered 44 survivors and five bodies; activist Helena Maleno Garzón reported 83 dead. Three survivors remain critically ill. The Canary Islands route — where migrants cross open ocean to reach Spanish territory — is among the world's deadliest.
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