At least 39 people have died after a migrant boat heading for Spain’s Canary Islands sank off the coast of Senegal.
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Senegalese authorities say one survivor was rescued and 21 bodies have been recovered.
El Hierro, one of Spain’s smallest Canary Islands, has declared a social emergency after more than 3,300 migrants and refugees arrived by boat since the start of November.
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