Would-be migrants drown off Senegal's coast

Published on: Sunday 30 July 2023

STORY: At least 15 people drowned off the coast of Senegal's capital Dakar on Monday (July 24), President Macky Sall has said, after a boat carrying would-be migrants capsized.The accident occurred in the early hours of the morning.Fisherman Babacar Diallo had gone to the beach at 6am to prepare his boats."From what I saw, we saw three people, then five, and then there were a dozen bodies that they pulled out of the water. All the young people have to understand that it's not worth it. God can give them what they want here."A large number of firefighters and divers were searching for bodies into the afternoon.Senegal has seen a surge in migrant boats attempting the Atlantic route to Spain's Canary Islands. Though it is one of the deadliest routes, numerous accidents have failed to dissuade those seeking to make the journey.

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Would-be migrants drown off Senegal's coast