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Migrant boat sinks off Senegal, 21 killed: authorities

Published: 08 Nov 2026 - 12:40 pm | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2026 - 12:41 pm

AFP

Dakar: A boat carrying migrants sank off northwestern Senegal killing at least 21 people in the latest tragedy along the dangerous Atlantic Ocean route from Africa to Europe, authorities said Sunday.

The Senegalese interior ministry said in a statement that the death toll from the sinking, which occurred Saturday, was "provisional" and that one person had been rescued in addition to the 21 bodies recovered.