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Actor reporting on asylum seekers finds brother among arrivals in Canary Islands

Actor reporting on asylum seekers finds brother among arrivals in Canary Islands

Thimbo Samb, based in Madrid, was reunited with his older brother who had made boat journey from Senegal

A Madrid-based actor who had travelled to the Canary Islands to report on the arrival of a near-record number of asylum seekers was reunited with his brother after finding out that he was among the thousands who have made the treacherous trip from Senegal to Spain in recent weeks.

Thimbo Samb and his team had arrived in the archipelago hoping to tell the story of the more than 23,000 asylum seekers who have turned up on its shores so far this year. But the Senegal-born actor’s trip took a different turn after he learned that his older brother was among the many who had recently set off on the risky route.

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