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At Least 34 Migrants Die After Boat Capsizes Off Senegal Coast
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At least 34 migrants died and one was rescued after a wooden boat capsized off the coast of northern Senegal while attempting to reach the Spanish Canary Islands.
- At least 34 people died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of northern Senegal.
- The wooden vessel was traveling toward the Spanish Canary Islands from an area between Dakar and Saint-Louis.
- The Senegalese Ministry of Interior confirmed the recovery of 34 bodies and the rescue of one migrant following the accident.
- Search and rescue operations are ongoing, and the number of missing persons remains unknown.
- Senegalese Interior Minister Mouhamadou Makhtar Cisse is scheduled to visit the accident site, and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye expressed condolences.
- Spanish authorities declared a state of emergency on Saturday due to a rising number of migrant arrivals at the Canary Islands.
- More than 3,300 migrants arrived on the Canary Islands in 30 boats over the preceding seven days.
- The Spanish Ministry of Interior reported that 13,327 migrants crossed the sea to reach the islands between January and October.
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