Boat carrying 81 migrants arrives in Canary Islands, one person found dead


Migrants arrive on a wooden boat at the port of La Restinga on the Canary Island of El Hierro, Spain, November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

LA RESTINGA, Spain (Reuters) - A boat carrying 81 migrants arrived on the Spanish Canary island of El Hierro on Thursday, including one person who had died and others in need of medical assistance, local emergency services said.

At least five migrants were receiving assistance in a temporary hospital set up by the Red Cross at the port of La Restinga, the emergency services said, without giving more details. Some migrants who have arrived in recent days have been suffering from hypothermia and dehydration.

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