The bodies of 13 people were found aboard a packed migrant boat today near one of Spain’s Canary Islands, the Interior Ministry said.

A raging forest fire that has burnt thousands of acres of woodland on Spain’s Gran Canaria island forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 people today, including several dozen tourists, authorities said.

Some 20 migrants drowned when their boat cracked on the high seas during a dangerous voyage to Spain’s Canary Islands, survivors told police today.