Migrants drown off Spanish beach
At least 19 migrants from Morocco drown off Lanzarote after their boat capsized.
Published On 16 Feb 2009
Treacherous journey
He said the survivors “were clinging to the sinking boat and screaming”.
Betancort added most of the migrants appeared to be between the ages of 25 and 35.
Five bodies, including one of an eight-year-old girl, were recovered on Sunday, Anibal Carrillo, Marine Rescue Service director, told the Associated Press news agency.
Fourteen more were found when rescue operations resumed on Monday.
Thousands of people attempt the treacherous journey from Africa to Spain or the Canary Islands each year, in search of a better life.
Many are caught, but hundreds also die.
Source: News Agencies