Seventeen migrants died trying to reach the shores of Spain’s Balearic Islands after 15 days of travel, authorities said on Tuesday, citing the testimony of two survivors who were rescued from a boat off the coast of Mallorca.
Both survivors, who were from North African countries, showed signs of malnutrition and dehydration, and were hospitalised, the Spanish government’s office in the region said.
The two survivors said 19 people were
