Over 60 migrants feared dead in Cape Verde boat disaster
More than 60 migrants are believed to have died after the wooden boat that had carried them from Senegal, in West Africa, capsized in the Atlantic off Cape Verde.
According to the International Organisation on Migration (IOM) on Thursday, a total of 101 people were on board the boat when it left Senegal more than 40 days ago.
The disaster was discovered earlier this week when the boat was spotted off the island nation of Cape Verde, with 38 people, including four children, rescued, a spokeswoman with the UN agency said.
The other migrants are missing and presumed dead.
Senegal’s Foreign Ministry said the traditional fishing boat left the seaside town of Fass Boye, north of Dakar, on July 10.
The 38 rescued migrants are from Senegal and Guinea-Bissau.
They will be returned to their country of origin, a ministry statement said.
Migrant boats frequently leave from the coast of Senegal in the direction of Spain’s Canary Islands.
The Atlantic, with its strong currents and high waves, is considered one of the most dangerous escape routes toward Europe.
(dpa/NAN)
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