Nouakchott, July 5: Mauritanian coast guards recovered the bodies of 89 illegal migrants near N'Diago, southwestern Mauritania, local media has reported. The migrants were aboard a large traditional fishing boat that was stranded off the Atlantic Ocean, four kilometres from the town of N'Diago, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Mauritanian News Agency. Africa Boat Capsize: At Least 90 Migrants Killed, Over Dozens Missing After Boat Sinks Near Mauritania.

Nine people, including a five-year-old girl, were rescued by the Mauritanian coast guard, the report said. The boat, which left the Senegalese-Gambia border six days ago towards Europe, had 170 migrants on board, the report quoted survivors as saying.

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