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Mauritania: 14 illegal migrants die in southern Mauritania Fri. September 05, 2008 02:35 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) Police said a boat carrying the bodies of 13 would-be immigrants and 46 survivors was intercepted on Wednesday off Spain's Canary Islands after crossing from Africa. Another body was retrieved from the sea, increasing the death toll to 14. The daily El Mundo reported on its website that the migrants had run out of food and water during their sea journey of up to 12 days from southern Mauritania. At least two of the survivors were hospitalized on Gran Canaria Island. The group included two women, but apparently no minors. The boat was intercepted about four kilometres south of Gran Canaria after being spotted by a frontier vigilance service. Hundreds of Africans are believed to die annually by drowning or from starvation and exposure when trying to reach Spain. - Sapa-dpa News Category: Africa Latest Headlines Latest News Somali pirates make $150 million in a year-Kenyan m... Zimbabwe: Cholera claims some 300 people U.S: Obama chooses Secretary of Health ... Colombia: Prosecutors order arrests of 7 financial fr... Palestine promotes Saudi-backed peace initiative in I... European agriculture ministers agree to scrap milk qu... South Africa: Gov’t to withhold 22 million euros in ... Sudan: ICC prosecutor calls for arrest of three... U.S: Women tipped for Obama's top candidates for key ... U.S.: Defense Department kicks off transition to Obam... More News...