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Dozens Killed After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Senegal
Authorities said the toll was provisional as search teams continued looking for survivors after a surge in Atlantic crossings to Spain.
- On Sunday, a small migrant boat sank off northwestern Senegal near Kebemer, killing 34 people along the perilous Atlantic Ocean route from Africa to Europe.
- The Senegalese Ministry of the Interior initially reported 21 bodies recovered and one survivor rescued, adding that the toll is "provisional" as search operations remain ongoing.
- Authorities also intercepted 142 migrants on Friday aboard a similar vessel aiming for Spain, as thousands have died in recent years embarking from the Senegalese coast.
- Following a surge in arrivals, Spanish authorities on the Canary Island of El Hierro declared an emergency on Saturday, with more than 3,300 people arriving aboard around 30 boats since November.
- Alpidio Armas, head of the El Hierro regional council, told Spanish television that hospital conditions have become "undesirable," while the government stressed its "determination to combat people smuggling networks.
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At least 34 people have died in a migrant boat sinking off the coast of Quebemere in northwestern Senegal, according to a new provisional toll given by Senegalese state media and an NGO. “At least 34 people have died and an undetermined number of people” are “missing in …
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