A ship carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal, killing no less than 26 individuals.
Authorities stated the wood fishing boat had sailed simply 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) when it sank with greater than 100 individuals on board.
Grieving family members and pals gathered on the seaside, anxiously awaiting information of their family members.
To this point, 4 individuals have been rescued and the search remains to be ongoing.
The ship departed from Mbur, about 80 kilometers south of the capital Dhaka, certain for Spain’s Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa.
The variety of migrants leaving West Africa by means of Senegal has surged in recent times.
Most younger individuals fleeing battle, poverty and unemployment try the damaging Atlantic path to the Spanish islands, with almost 30,000 arriving this yr.
Spain is without doubt one of the European nations that receives essentially the most immigrants, and Mediterranean routes stay the most well-liked.
However more and more, migrants from West Africa are selecting to journey throughout the Atlantic to the Canary Islands.
Regardless of the risks, it solely takes one step and doesn’t require crossing the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea.
A surge in migrants attempting to cross the border prompted Spain’s prime minister to go to the three West African nations of Senegal, Mauritania and Gambia final month for disaster talks with leaders.
Earlier this yr, the EU reached a $227 million cope with Mauritania to strengthen border safety. Spain is a key companion within the negotiations in Mauritania.
