Senegalese Interior Ministry says one person rescued as search operation continues after migrant vessel capsized.
Published On ۸ Nov ۲۰۲۶
A small boat carrying migrants and refugees has sunk off northwestern Senegal, killing at least ۲۱ people.
The Senegalese Interior Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that one person had been rescued in addition to the ۲۱ bodies recovered.
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The ministry said the death toll was “provisional” as of late Saturday, adding that the search was still ongoing and the families of the victims were being helped.
Media reports said the pirogue-type flat-bottomed boat capsized on Saturday off the Loumpoul dunes in the Kebemer department, between Dakar and the northern city of Saint-Louis.
Le Soleil newspaper said that most of the victims were from the Leona and Thieppe districts in the same department.
Thousands of people have died in recent years attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands from West Africa, including ۶۳۵ in the first five months of this year, according to migrant rights group Walking Borders
Spanish authorities on the Canary Island of El Hierro declared an emergency on Saturday after a surge in migrant boat arrivals. Since the start of November, El Hierro authorities said more than ۳,۳۰۰ people had arrived aboard around ۳۰ boats.
