Three women and two babies drowned after falling into the Mediterranean as they approached southern Spain from Africa aboard a damaged inflatable boat, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.
Regional ministry representative Antonio Cruz said officials were alerted to the approach of the boat off the coast of Motril at 4 p.m. Saturday and launched a rescue operation.
Cruz said that when coast guards approached they saw a dinghy partially underwater with part of its inflatable sections punctured. When those aboard saw the rescue vessel a group stood up, causing the boat to rock and some people to fall into the water.
Their bodies were recovered from …
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