1.   Instead, thousands of Africans set sail for Spain in small boats, and dozens drown en route.

2.   Small villages were swept away or covered with mud to the rooftops, and dozens of people drowned.

3.   Congolese authorities said dozens drowned trying to cross the Zaire-Congo river.

4.   Dozens have drowned in recent sinkings.

5.   Dozens drown in bus plunge.

6.   Dozens of migrants drown off the coasts of Italy and Spain each year as they try to make the crossing from the Balkans or northern Africa.