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About 80 confirmed dead after migrant boat gets into difficulty off Gran Canaria

Sky News · Sep 3, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC

About 80 people are confirmed to have died after a migrant boat got into difficulty off the coast of Gran Canaria, Spain's Maritime Rescue organisation has said.

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About 80 confirmed dead after migrant boat gets into difficulty off Gran Canaria

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