Migrant boat sinks off Senegal, 21 killed: authorities
What happened
At least 21 migrants died when their boat went down off Kebemer in northwestern Senegal, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Authorities recovered 21 bodies and pulled one survivor from the water, and the ministry called the death toll provisional.
The Senegalese Press Agency later put the number of dead at 34, according to DW.
Rescuers kept searching for more survivors, and the ministry did not say how many people had been on board.
Kebemer lies about 180 km north of Dakar, and the boat was carrying people trying to migrate irregularly, the ministry said.
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