Immigration: At least 39 dead in waters off Senegal, arrivals continue at the gates of death!
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Immigration: At least 39 dead in waters off Senegal, arrivals continue at the gates of death! (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
At least 39 people, mostly Senegalese, died after a migrant pirogue capsized off Lompoul in northwestern Senegal. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye expressed solidarity with the families.
Senegalese families mourn sons lost in deadly migrant boat disaster (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
In Senegal, grieving families mourn relatives after a migrant pirogue capsized off Lompoul, killing dozens. The bodies of 39 people were recovered from the beaches.
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