Rescuers found 44 survivors on board the vessel but bad weather meant they had to leave five bodies behind.
More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands
By Chronicle Newsroom · · Source: BBC News
Rescuers found 44 survivors on board the vessel but bad weather meant they had to leave five bodies behind.
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