Coastguards in Mauritania have recovered 89 our bodies of migrants from a ship that capsized within the Atlantic Ocean on Monday.
9 folks – together with a five-year-old lady – had been rescued, however dozens extra are lacking.
Survivors say the vessel – a conventional fishing boat – set sail final week from the Senegalese-Gambian border space with 170 folks on board. It capsized off Mauritania’s south-western coast.
Mauritania is a key transit level for migrants making an attempt to succeed in Europe from West Africa, with hundreds of boats departing from the nation final yr.
The commonest vacation spot on the perilous route is Spain’s Canary Islands.
The Spanish authorities says practically 40,000 folks arrived there final yr – double the quantity from the earlier yr.
Determined to get to Europe, migrants typically journey in overloaded boats.
Greater than 5,000 migrants died whereas making an attempt to succeed in Spain by sea within the first 5 months of 2024, the Ca-minando Fronteras charity estimates.
In April, the EU granted Mauritania €210m (£177m; $225m) in help – virtually €60m of which shall be invested within the struggle towards undocumented migration to Europe.
