Senegal migrant boat death toll rises to 39 after Sunday capsize
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CBC World reports the death toll from a migrant boat that capsized off Senegal rose to 39 after more bodies were found Monday. The boat left Saint-Louis heading for the Spanish coast and overturned Sunday offshore from Kébémer. Senegal's emergency services said only one passenger was rescued alive and several remain missing. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye offered condolences and vowed to clamp down on networks behind the crossings. [1]
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- Death toll rises to 39 after migrant boat capsizes off Senegal
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