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More than 60 persons are feared useless after a ship carrying largely Senegalese migrants capsized off the coast of Cape Verde within the Atlantic Ocean.
The boat left Senegal on July 10 with 101 passengers on board, and 38 individuals have been rescued on Tuesday, Senegal’s overseas ministry stated in a press release late on Tuesday.
It was not instantly clear when the incident occurred.
The survivors have been on the Cape Verde island of Sal, the place Senegal is liaising with authorities for his or her repatriation, the ministry stated. One of the survivors was from Guinea-Bissau.
The Atlantic migration route from the coast of West Africa to the Canary Islands, usually utilized by African migrants attempting to achieve Spain, is likely one of the world’s deadliest. Summer is its busiest interval.
“Safe and regular pathways to migration are sorely lacking, which is what gives room to smugglers and traffickers to put people on these deadly journeys,” stated IOM spokeswoman Safa Msehli.
IOM is amassing data and didn’t but have particulars in regards to the newest incident, she added.
At least 559 individuals died making an attempt to achieve the Canary Islands in 2022, whereas 126 individuals died or went lacking on the identical route within the first six months of this 12 months with 15 shipwrecks recorded, in response to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
At least 15 individuals drowned when a ship carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal’s capital Dakar in late July.
