Migrant boat tragedy claims 35 lives off Senegal

3 days ago

At least 35 people have died after a small boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of northwestern Senegal, emergency services confirmed. An initial statement from the Senegalese interior ministry provisionally reported 21 bodies recovered and only a single survivor. However, the official Senegalese Press Agency (APS) and rights group Action for Human Rights and Friendship (ADHA) said the death toll rose