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Migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania, 143 people missing
The boat, which departed from Gambia and was carrying more than 180 people, sank off the coast of Mauritania. Coast Guard teams rescued 38 people, and at least 143 are reported dead or missing.
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The United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that a migrant boat attempting to reach the Canary Islands from West Africa capsized off the coast of Mauritania. The boat, which had departed from Gambia, was carrying more than 180 people.
Mauritanian Coast Guard teams managed to rescue 38 people in the disaster that occurred off the coast of Nouadhibou on July 18. The teams also recovered one body.
IOM stated that at least 143 people died or went missing. With this incident, the total number of deaths on the same route since the beginning of the year has risen to 168.
IOM Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Sylvia Ekra, made a statement following the tragedy, calling for stronger regional cooperation and access to safe, orderly migration routes to prevent similar incidents.
Ridvan Sezer | Editor-in-Chief
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