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Shipwreck in Senegal: four bodies buried without being returned to families

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Shipwreck in Senegal: four bodies buried without being returned to families

Four bodies from the Lompoul shipwreck were buried in Saré Dao because they could not be returned to families, according to Kawtef. Governor Ndèye Nguénar Mbodi had reported a lack of preservation capacity in the region. Rewmi president Idrissa Seck visited the bereaved families in Potou on Sunday and called for a collective mobilisation against irregular migration, according to Senegal7.

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Migrant shipwrecks in Senegal

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  1. 11 NovLompoul shipwreck in Senegal: death toll rises to 42
  2. 11 NovShipwreck off Lompoul in Senegal leaves 41 dead, one survivor
  3. 11 NovLompoul shipwreck: 39 dead as Ndiaye calls for action on jobs
  4. 10 NovLompoul sinking: one million CFA francs promised to each family
  5. 10 NovWreck of Tébène migrant boat found in Senegal, 39 dead
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