An orange rescue boat is tied by ropes to a small canoe carrying migrants. A crew member wearing white protective clothing stands aboard the rescue boat, helping those on the canoe.Image source, Getty Images
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Spanish migrant rights group Walking Borders estimates that 21 out of every 100 people who reach the Canary Islands by sea die during the crossing (file photo)

ByOndiro Oganga
  • Published1 hour ago

At least 34 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Senegal, the Senegalese Press Agency (APS) reports, citing an official source.

The Interior ministry said one person had been rescued, but the number of people still missing was yet to be established.