# Five dead, dozens missing after migrant boat found following weeks at sea

https://mins.news/en/item/44265

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-03 18:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/3/5-dead-dozens-missing-after-migrant-boat-found-after-weeks-at-sea?traffic_source=rss

> Authorities say at least five people died aboard a wooden vessel that left Gambia on August 7 while trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands. Some migrants were rescued, but dozens are still missing.

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