US EditionMauritania’s Coast Guard Says at Least 49 Die when a Boat Carrying Migrants Capsized This Week
- A vessel transporting 160 migrants, including individuals from Gambia and Senegal, sank off the shore of Mheijrat, Mauritania, on Tuesday morning, resulting in the deaths of at least 49 people.
- The boat capsized because migrants tried to move to one part of it after seeing the lights of Mheijrat, which caused it to capsize, according to coast guard head Mohamed Abdallah.
- The incident involved mainly Senegalese and Gambian nationals, 17 people were rescued, and nearly 100 others remain missing amid increased regional migrant movements via Mauritania.
- Mauritania signed a 210 million-euro deal with the EU last year to deter migrants using its territory, while authorities also tightened control and expulsion measures amid human rights abuse accusations.
- The capsizing highlights the dangers of the Atlantic coast migration route and ongoing challenges as many migrants attempt perilous journeys to Europe seeking better opportunities.
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Migrants are repeatedly missing out on the dangerous way across the Atlantic towards the Canary Islands. Once again, a boat has sunk. Only a few inmates have been saved so far.
·Munich, Germany
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Survivors reported that their boat capsized and that many passengers were moved to one side of the
Many migrants have been killed in a boat crash in the Atlantic off the coast of Mauritania.
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Dozens of missing persons. On board 160 people, 17 survivors rescued (ANSA)
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