West Africa: Dozens of migrants lost overboard near Canaries

Dozens of African migrants were lost overboard in heavy seas on Thursday as the Spanish coast guard tried to rescue them near the end of a dangerous voyage to the Canary Islands in a wooden boat, officials said. About 100 Africans hoping to migrate to Europe were flung into the open sea after their long, canoe-shaped open vessel, known as a cayuco, capsized just as the Spanish coast guard drew alongside to take them aboard before dawn.