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Four women and three girls die as migrant boat capsizes off Canary Islands

Four women and three girls die as migrant boat capsizes off Canary Islands

Rescue service said movement of estimated 150 people onboard caused boat to tip as it approached port

Four women and three girls have died after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized as it approached a port on one of Spain’s Canary Islands.

Spain’s maritime rescue service said the boat, believed to be carrying about 150 people, was spotted 6 miles off La Restinga harbour on the island of El Hierro on Wednesday.

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