15 killed, dozens missing in migrant wreck off Mauritania
By AFP
July 25, 2024
NOUAKCHOTT: At least 15 migrants died and dozens more are missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and local sources said Wednesday.
“We are deeply saddened by the death of 15 migrants and the estimated disappearance at sea of 195+ people after a boat capsized in Nouakchott,” the IOM posted on X.
A Mauritanian coastguard official told AFP on condition of anonymity that at least 25 bodies had been recovered, 103 people rescued, while several dozen were missing following Monday´s disaster.
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