Eight dead as migrant boat capsizes off Canary Islands, more missing

Rescue workers carry the body of a dead person after a boat with 35 migrants from the Maghreb region capsized in the beach of Orzola, in the Canary Island of Lanzarote, Spain, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

LANZAROTE, Spain (Reuters) - At least eight people were drowned after a boat carrying more than 35 migrants from the Maghreb region of North Africa and heading towards the Canary Islands capsized on Tuesday, emergency services said on Wednesday.

Four people were found dead late on Tuesday and another four bodies were rescued on Wednesday morning. The emergency services said they were searching for any more missing persons.