US EditionAt least 90 migrants drown in shipwreck off Mauritania
- A traditional fishing boat capsized off the Mauritanian coast on July 1, leading to the recovery of 89 bodies by the Mauritanian coast guard.
- Nearly 90 migrants heading to Europe died in the boat incident, with many more missing.
- Nine individuals, including a five-year-old girl, were rescued by the Mauritanian coast guard.
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About 90 bodies recovered after migrant boat capsizes off Mauritanian coast
At least 89 bodies have been recovered off the coast of Mauritania after a migrant boat capsized this week, the West African country's state news agency and the head of a fishing association said. The Atlantic migration route from the coast of West Africa to the Canary Islands, typically used by African migrants trying to reach Spain, is one of the world's deadliest. Summer is its busiest period. Mauritania's state news agency said on Thursday t…
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The Star Kuala LumpurAt least 89 bodies found after migrant boat capsizes off Mauritanian coast
NOUAKCHOTT - At least 89 bodies have been recovered off the coast of Mauritania after a migrant boat capsized this week, the West African country's state news agency and the head of a fishing association said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Nearly 90 migrants have died and 72 are missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania on Monday as they tried to reach European shores, local media reported
The vessel, a large fishing boat, capsized on July 1, the Mauritanian coast guard said.
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