Seven migrant women and children die as a boat coming from Africa capsizes off the Canary Islands. The incident reflects ongoing risks in the Atlantic migration path.

Spanish emergency services say four women and three girls died when a small boat carrying migrants capsized while arriving in a port at one of Spain’s Canary Islands on Wednesday.

At least seven people died when a migrant boat capsized as rescuers were escorting it to port in Spain's Canary Islands, regional emergency services said on Wednesday.