Migrants’ boat overturned in northern Senegal; At least 24 people drowned
| At least 24 people died when a boat carrying migrants capsized in the waters off the northern coast of Senegal. |
report Mehr News Agency quoted Fox News, according to officials, at least 24 people died after a boat carrying migrants overturned in the waters of the northern coast of Senegal.
Alion Badara Sambi, the governor of “Saint Louis” located in the north of Senegal confirmed this news and emphasized the danger of using this waterway. According to him, a large number of West African immigrants use this dangerous route to reach Spain.
The number of migrants leaving Senegal for Europe on unreliable boats increased last year; So that in the first 6 months of 2023, about a thousand illegal immigrants lost their lives at sea trying to reach Spain.
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