35 African migrants die on boat crossing to Spain

Up to 35 African migrants are believed to have died after spending three days at sea while attempting to reach Spain, Red Cross officials said today.

Twenty-five survivors were rescued from the vessel after a cargo ship crew spotted it drifting in the Mediterranean yesterday.

The director of Spain’s Red Cross office in Malaga, Francisco Roman, said the boat had set off with 50 to 60 people on board.