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At least 140 Europe-bound migrants drown off Senegal coast – U.N.

At least 140 Europe-bound migrants drown off Senegal coast – U.N.

AT least 140 Europe-bound migrants drowned off the coast of Senegal when their boat caught fire and capsized, marking the deadliest shipwreck recorded this year, the U.N. migration agency has disclosed. The boat carrying 200 people sank a few hours after leaving the fishing town of Mbour, 100 km (60 miles) south of the capital Dakar, on Saturday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Video shared on local media showed a rescue boat of local fishermen approaching a thick column of dark smoke in the open ocean, as people swam frantically towards them. The Senegalese and Spanish navies and…
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