At least 63 people are believed to have died after a boat from Senegal was found floating off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean, authorities and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.
At least 38 people, including four children aged 12 to 16, have been rescued from the fishing boat that left Senegal in July, IOM spokesperson Safa Msehli told AFP news agency. Senegal’s foreign ministry said late on Tuesday that 37 rescued were Senegalese and one person was from Guinea-Bissau. Most of those on board the boat are believed to be from Senegal.
It is unclear what had happened to the vessel as little information was available.
Emergency services recovered the remains of seven people, IOM spokesperson Safa Msehli told the AFP news agency, while another 56 people are believed missing.
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