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Deadly West Atlantic shipwreck highlights victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency

Deadly West Atlantic shipwreck highlights victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency

NEWS of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of the desperation people on the move continue to face as they attempt to escape strife, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. The UN agency’s comments follow reports on Monday that dozens of people are missing after a boat carrying hundreds of people capsized in the waters off the coast of the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott. Recent months have continued to see a surge in the number of people setting out from North and West African countries including Senegal, Mauritania and Morocco. Their final…
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Earthquake death toll passes 46,000; desperation for signs of life

Earthquake death toll passes 46,000; desperation for signs of life

MORE than 46,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria and the toll is expected to soar, with some 345,000 apartments in Turkey now known to have been destroyed, and many still missing. As Turkey attempts to manage its worst modern disaster, concerns were growing over the victims of the tragedy in Syria, with the World Food Programme (WFP) pressuring authorities in the northwest to stop blocking access to the area as it seeks to help hundreds of thousands of people ravaged by earthquakes. Twelve days after the quake hit, workers from Kyrgyzstan tried to…
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