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Shipwreck off Senegal: death toll rises to 39

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Shipwreck off Senegal: death toll rises to 39

The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off Senegal, between Dakar and Saint-Louis, has reached 39 after new bodies were found on Monday. Only one passenger survived, according to the Senegalese Press Agency (APS), while several others remain missing.

Authorities on El Hierro, an island in the Spanish Canary Islands archipelago, declared a state of emergency on Saturday, after more than 3,300 migrants arrived aboard around 30 boats since the start of November, according to HabariLeo.

In Senegal, only one passenger survived and was rescued, according to the Senegalese Press Agency (APS), while several others are still missing. On Friday, Senegalese authorities intercepted another boat carrying 142 migrants from five West African countries.

The strengthening of maritime patrols by Senegal, Mauritania and Morocco is pushing some departures further south, from Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea, lengthening the journey and its risks. The death toll has risen from the 35 initially recorded, as reported in the shipwreck of migrants off Senegal.

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  1. 10 NovSenegal migrant shipwreck kills 39, Dakar targets smugglers
  2. 10 NovLompoul shipwreck: 39 bodies recorded, 23 identified and returned to families
  3. 9 NovMigrant boat sinks off Senegal, leaving 35 dead
  4. 9 NovLompoul shipwreck death toll reaches 35
  5. 8 NovLompoul shipwreck: Amadou Ba calls for jobs for young people
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