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- At least 34 people have died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Senegal, while several others are still missing.
- According to a foreign news agency, the Ministry of Interior of Senegal said that the small wooden boat was involved in an accident near the.
- The boat capsized in the sea between the capital Dakar and the northern city of St Louis, heading for Spain's Canary Islands.
At least 34 people have died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Senegal, while several others are still missing.
According to a foreign news agency, the Ministry of Interior of Senegal said that the small wooden boat was involved in an accident near the coast of the northwestern region of Kibimer.
The boat capsized in the sea between the capital Dakar and the northern city of St Louis, heading for Spain's Canary Islands.
According to the officials, the search and rescue operation is going on after the accident, so far one person has been saved alive, however, the number of missing people could not be determined.
All the bodies found so far are of Senegalese nationals, while the nationalities of the other people on the boat are unknown, according to Saliou Diouf, head of Bouzafi, a Senegalese migrant aid organization.
