MADRID, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- At least 47 African migrants died of hunger and the elements while adrift in a disabled boat trying to reach the Canary Islands, it was reported Wednesday.
Another 96 people were rescued from the boat, which had been adrift for 19 days and eventually capsized off the coast of Morocco, El Pais reported.
Meanwhile officials said another 55 illegal migrants were found on a second vessel towed into Tenerife port and a third boat with 61 illegal migrants aboard arrived at El Hierro, El Pais reported.
The first boat departed Oct. 16 from Senegal and at some point the engine began to malfunction, and eventually the food and water supplies ran out, the survivors said.
Four of the migrants were hospitalized, while the rest were taken to a detention center until they can be returned to their native countries.
