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At least 21 dead after migrant boat sinks off Senegal coast, government says
Authorities said the toll is provisional as search teams continue looking for survivors and families of the victims receive support.
- At least 21 people died after a migrant boat capsized off Kebemer, Senegal, on Saturday; authorities have rescued one survivor and are continuing search operations.
- Increased maritime patrols in traditional departure points like Senegal and Mauritania have forced migrants onto longer, riskier routes extending to approximately 2,200 kilometres and heightening shipwreck risks.
- Media reports indicate the boat capsized off the Loumpoul dunes, with victims reportedly from the Leona and Thieppe districts. The Senegalese interior ministry called the death toll "provisional" on Saturday.
- The Senegalese government pledged "its determination to combat people-smuggling networks" through strengthened cooperation with neighbouring countries and offered condolences to bereaved families on behalf of the Republic.
- Spanish authorities on the Canary Islands declared an emergency on Saturday after more than 3,300 migrants arrived since November's start, underscoring the deadly Atlantic Route to Europe.
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At least 34 people have died near the beach of Lompul, in the Senegalese department of Kébémer, in the north of the country, after a boat was stranded off the coast, according to the state news agency APS.
·Pamplona, Spain
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At least 21 dead after boat carrying migrants sinks off Senegal coast
The ministry said in a post on X that as of Saturday evening one person had been found alive, and that teams had been mobilised to continue searching for any more possible survivors. It did not specify how many people were believed to have been on board.
·Noida, India
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