EL HIERRO, Spain, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Rescue crews on Sunday renewed the search for about 48 migrants missing since their boat capsized near the Spanish island of El Hierro in what threatens to be the deadliest such incident in 30 years of crossings from Africa to the Canary Islands.

A Civil Guard officer watches a rescue boat searching for possible survivors after the sinking of a wooden boat with migrants near the port of La Restinga, on the island of El Hierro, Spain, September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

AT least nine would-be migrants were left dead in the early hours of Saturday morning after their boat capsized during an attempted rescue off the coast