80 migrants feared dead on Atlantic crossing to Canary Islands

A boat found off Gran Canaria carried 45 survivors and five bodies, but survivors report 128 departed from Gambia nearly a month ago, implying ~80 died and were thrown overboard. The incident underscores the deadliness of the West African Atlantic migration route, with women and infants among the deceased. The toll is unverified beyond survivor accounts, but the scale of loss is consistent with recent trends on this route.