Migrant boat capsizing off Senegal
A small wooden boat carrying migrants capsized off northwestern Senegal while heading toward Spain's Canary Islands. Authorities say at least 39 people have died, one person was rescued, and several passengers remain missing.
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A pirogue carrying migrants sank off northwestern Senegal, and an initial interior ministry count put the deaths at 21. Authorities later said at least 34 people had died, one survivor was found, and an indeterminate number remained missing. The next day, Senegalese authorities said the boat had capsized between Dakar and Saint-Louis, heading toward Spain's Canary Islands. The president pledged to intensify efforts against networks. By Monday, emergency services said the death toll had risen to 39 after new bodies were discovered, while several passengers were still believed missing.
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3 updates · newest first- 9 NovNew development
Senegal migrant boat death toll rises to 39
Senegal's emergency services said the death toll from a migrant boat capsize off the country's coast rose to 39 after new bodies were discovered on Monday. The boat left Saint-Louis and was headed to the Spanish coast when it overturned Sunday offshore from Kebemer, north of Dakar. Several passengers are still believed missing, and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye vowed to clamp down on the networks behind the crossings.
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- 9 NovNew development
At least 34 dead after migrant boat sinks off Senegal
A small wooden boat carrying migrants capsized between Dakar and Saint-Louis while heading toward Spain's Canary Islands, killing at least 34 people, Senegalese authorities said. One person was rescued, and the number of missing people had not been established. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye pledged to intensify efforts against networks organising the crossings.
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- 8 NovNew development
Migrant boat sinking off Senegal kills at least 34
A pirogue carrying migrants sank off northwestern Senegal, killing at least 34 people, after an initial interior ministry count of 21. One survivor was found, and an indeterminate number remain missing. The Atlantic route to Spain's Canary Islands is one of the deadliest, with 635 deaths in the first five months of 2026.
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