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Some 86 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries were rescued on Monday aboard a boat off the Canary Islands, Spanish rescuers said.
The migrants rescued on Monday are 80 men and 6 women.
A sea rescue vessel brought them back to the island of Gran Canaria where they were met by Red Cross workers who provided them with medical treatment.
According to the NGO Caminando Fronteras, which gets its information from calls from migrants or their relatives, two other boats that left Senegal on June 23 are also missing with around 120 people on board in total.
Senegal, and more particularly the south of the country, is one of the points of departure towards Europe for illegal migrants. And Spain one of the main gateways.
