24 lifeless after migrant boat heading to Europe capsizes off Senegalese coast

• No less than two dozen individuals died when a migrant boat capsized off Senegal’s northern coast this week.
• The boat was headed for Europe and capsized close to the city of Saint-Louis.
• Our bodies washed ashore on Wednesday afternoon, prompting the fireplace division to reply.

No less than two dozen individuals died off Senegal’s northern coast and plenty of others have been injured when their boat capsized, officers stated, underscoring the hazard of the route utilized by an growing variety of migrants searching for to succeed in Spain from West Africa.

The boat was certain for Europe and capsized close to the city of Saint-Louis, the place our bodies washed ashore Wednesday afternoon and the fireplace division was alerted, stated Alioune Badara Sambe, the native governor.

The injured are being handled in a hospital in Saint-Louis and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident has been opened, he stated.

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The variety of migrants leaving from Senegal on rickety picket boats surged final 12 months, and practically 1,000 individuals died whereas making an attempt to succeed in Spain by sea within the first six months of 2023, in keeping with the Spanish migration advocacy group Strolling Borders.

Components equivalent to youth unemployment, political unrest and the influence of local weather change push migrants to threat their lives on overcrowded boats.

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Senegal has been thrown into turmoil as elections meant for February have been controversially delayed by the president, sparking lethal protests. Elections have been proposed for June nevertheless it’s unclear when or whether or not the president, whose time period formally ends in April, will step down.