Somali ambassador to Algeria, Yusuf Ahmed Hassan, said at least 17 Somali migrants have died after their boat capsized in waters between Algeria and Spain.
In remarks to Somali state media, the ambassador said he had received calls from worried parents seeking information about missing relatives.
He said the victims included 12 men and five women, who drowned after the boat overturned while attempting the dangerous journey to Europe.
The ambassador added: âI have been contacted by parents searching for their children and wanting to know their whereabouts.â He said he then contacted Algeriaâs foreign ministry, which informed him that a group of African migrants had died in a coastal province about 100 kilometres west of the capital, Algiers.
The North Africa route to Spain is one of the main paths used by migrants trying to reach Europe, often using overcrowded and unseaworthy boats.
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