Immigrants regularly try to reach Spain, particularly the Canary Islands [File: EPA]

The dead included nine children, some of the 35 survivors were quoted as saying on Thursday.

Maritime police were reported to have intercepted the boat overnight off the province of Almeria.

A pregnant woman was among the survivors who were said to be in a poor state of health on arrival in Spain.

The children that died ranged between 12 months and 4 years in age, the report said.

Police are still trying to determine what happened on board the boat, by questioning survivors.

The Europa Press news agency reported that 15 people had died and that police had assumed that their bodies had been thrown overboard.

Would-be illegal immigrants have died in the past while attempting to reach Spain from Africa.

More than 900 people died at sea in 2007 trying to reach Spain.

This number included 629 from sub-Saharan Africa, 287 from north Africa and five Asians.

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