Boat with 200 migrants missing near Canary Islands

The boat carrying about 200 people left Kafountine on 27 June, heading for the Canary Islands.

In Summary

•Spain's maritime rescue service told Efe that a plane had joined the search.

•The group says many children are on board, Spain's Efe news agency reports.

Spanish maritime rescuers have spent days looking for the small Senegalese boat
Spanish maritime rescuers have spent days looking for the small Senegalese boat
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Spanish rescuers are searching waters off the Canary Islands for a boat carrying at least 200 African migrants who went missing more than a week ago.

The aid group Walking Borders says the fishing boat sailed from Kafountine, a coastal town in southern Senegal that is roughly 1,700km (1,057 miles) from Tenerife.

The group says many children are on board, Spain's Efe news agency reports.

Two similar boats carrying dozens more people are also said to be missing.

The boat carrying about 200 people left Kafountine on 27 June, heading for the Canary Islands.

Spain's maritime rescue service told Efe that a plane had joined the search.

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