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Mauritania

Over 50 persons killed as migrant boat sinks off Mauritania coast

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epa07664335 A general view of fishing boats on the coast of Nouakchott, Mauritania, 21 June 2019. Mauritania is one of the most fish-rich areas of the world thanks to an exceptional coastal ecosystem. Existence of shoals and mud flats allows the proliferation of seagrass beds (zostera) which, combined with the confluence of currents by upwelling depths, promotes reproduction of marine species. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

At least 58 people have died after a boat carrying migrants was shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Mauritania, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced.

Survivors reported that the boat had left Gambia on November 27.

It was one of the deadliest disasters this year among people making the dangerous attempt to reach Europe.

The IOM said a further 83 migrants who were on board swam to shore.

The vessel, carrying at least 150 people including women and children, had been low on fuel as it approached Mauritania, the United Nations migration agency said in a statement.

 

Via IOM

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