A boat carrying migrants capsized within reach of shore as it arrived at Spain’s Canary Islands on Wednesday and four women and three girls drowned, authorities said.
Spain’s maritime rescue service said the boat tipped over as rescuers started removing young people onto a rescue craft positioned between the migrant one and the quay.
The service said the movement of people on the boat caused it to turn over.
According to media report, the small boat appeared to be packed with over 100 people.
However, the service a helicopter evacuated two other children, a girl and a boy, to a hospital in serious condition after they nearly drowned.
SEVEN DEAD AS MIGRANT BOAT CAPSIZES IN SPAIN’S CANARY ISLANDS
