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Seven migrants die in seas off Spain's Canary Islands

📍 Canary Islands, ES·🕐 3h ago·5 outlets

MADRID, Nov 2 - At least seven migrants died off Spain's Canary Islands while more than 380 people were rescued on Monday, the country's maritime rescue services said.

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[Claude] Report 2 describes a separate incident with two deaths, while Reports 3 and 4 match Report 1's seven deaths off the Canaries without contradicting its details.

1h ago
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[Claude, second read] Rates it MEDIUM, not HIGH. Seven migrant deaths at sea, a death event that does not reach the 5-death high threshold given the 380 rescued, so medium. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.

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