More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands
After the peak, new reports halved every 6 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.
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How it spread - 16 original reports
Thu, 3 September 2026
14 reports- ABC (Spain)08:04first to report
Salvamento Marítimo ha rescatado esta madrugada un cayuco a la deriva con 44 supervivientes y cinco cadáveres , aunque se estima que podrían ser más de 80 las personas fallecidas, entre ellas una bebé, en una travesía de más de 27 días.Como ha adelantado la Agencia EFE, la embarcación salió hace 26 días desde Gambia hacia Canarias con 128 ocupantes. El cayuco ha sido localizado por uno de sus aviones este miércoles por la tarde a 120 kilómetros de Gran Canaria, hasta donde se desplazó la...
- El País (Spain)08:13
Salvamento Marítimo rescata este jueves una embarcación con 44 supervivientes y ocho cadáveres. La barca salió de Gambia hace 27 días con 128 ocupantes a bordo
- El Mundo (Spain)08:14
Solo 45 de los 128 migrantes que zarparon desde Gambia han logrado sobrevivir a una travesía límite de 26 días; entre las víctimas mortales se encuentra una bebé Leer
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)10:10
Erano partiti dal Gambia il 7 agosto e nella notte, dopo 27 giorni di navigazione, la loro imbarcazione è naufragata. Sono morti in 83, secondo la ong spagnola Caminando Fronteras. Tra loro anche un bebè e tre donne. “I 44 superstiti sono stati trasferiti a Gran Canaria”, ha scritto sui social Helena Maleno, fondatrice della […] L'articolo Migranti, naufragio al largo delle Canarie: “Oltre 80 morti, anche un bebè. Sopravvissuti in 44” proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .
- BBC News World10:19
Rescuers found 44 survivors on board the vessel but bad weather meant they had to leave five bodies behind.
- Polsat News (Poland)10:37
Ponad 80 osób, w tym niemowlę, zginęło próbując dopłynąć z Gambii na Wyspy Kanaryjskiej - poinformowała hiszpańska agencja EFE. Podróż do Europy trwała niemal miesiąc, a na drewnianej łodzi, którą płynęli migranci, znajdowało się blisko 130 pasażerów. Ocalali zostali uratowani przez hiszpańskie służby.
- La Repubblica (Italy)10:39
La denuncia di Caminando Fronteras. La barca era partita dal Gambia. Tra le vittime anche un neonato. Ci sarebbero 44 sopravvissuti
- tportal (Croatia)11:31
Oko 80 ljudi poginulo je nakon što se migrantski brod našao u ozbiljnim problemima kod španjolskog otoka Gran Canaria. Na plovilu je bilo 128 ljudi, a prema iskazima preživjelih, među žrtvama su najmanje tri žene i jedna beba
- N1 Info (Croatia)11:39
Oko 80 ljudi poginulo je nakon što se brod s migrantima u srijedu našao u nevolji uz obalu španjolskog otoka Gran Canaria, potvrdila je španjolska slu
- Times of India14:38
At least five African migrants died after their boat encountered trouble at sea. Forty-four survivors were rescued and brought to safety near Gran Canaria. Survivors reported being adrift for nearly a month without provisions. Many migrants suffered dehydration and illness after drinking seawater. The Atlantic route to the Canary Islands remains a dangerous journey.
- Al Jazeera English15:00
Spanish migrant NGO says more than 80 people likely perished on the boat that left The Gambia 27 days ago.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)15:27
Authorities believe more than 80 people died during journey, including baby
- novinite.com17:45
More than 80 migrants are believed to have died after a boat carrying 128 people capsized off the coast of Gran Canaria, according to Spain's maritime rescue service as quoted by Sky News. The vessel was reported in distress on Wednesday, prompting a rescue operation off the southern coast of the Canary Islands.
- Al Jazeera English18:44
Authorities say at least 5 people have died as they attempted to reach Spain’s Canary Islands on a wooden vessel.
Fri, 4 September 2026
2 reports- Le Figaro (France)11:30
Selon la presse ibérique, ce jeudi, 44 personnes ont été secourues après le naufrage de leur embarcation alors qu’elles tentaient de rejoindre l’Europe.
- UN Press17:59
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply concerned by news of a boat carrying migrants adrift off the Canary Islands for almost a month before it was found. Spanish authorities recovered 44 survivors. More than 80 people are believed to have died or gone missing. Monitoring and rescue capacity along the West Africa Atlantic route remain limited.