Boat Capsize in Mauritania: At Least 89 People Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks off Mauritania’s Coast
Mauritanian coast guards recovered the bodies of 89 illegal migrants near N'Diago, southwestern Mauritania, local media has reported.
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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