ReutersFifteen migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off Mauritania, the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM) has stated, including that greater than 190 folks had been nonetheless lacking.
The incident befell close to the capital metropolis of Nouakchott, the place a rescue operation remains to be underway to get well folks.
The Mauritian coastguard stated it had rescued 120 folks, together with 4 unaccompanied kids.
The IOM stated round 300 folks had boarded a wood pirogue boat in Gambia, and spent seven days at sea earlier than the boat capsized on 22 July.
Fifteen had been confirmed useless when the coastguard arrived, whereas 10 others had been admitted to hospital for pressing medical care.
Ibba Sarr, a fishmonger at a Nouakchott fish market, informed the Reuters information company that robust winds previously two days had moved the our bodies nearer to the shore.
Mr Sarr stated he noticed round 30 our bodies being collected from the seashore.
“Absolutely different lifeless our bodies can be found within the subsequent two days.”
The catastrophe follows the same incident on 5 July, when Mauritanian coastguards recovered the our bodies of 89 migrants from a capsized boat.
The IOM stated many migrants had been searching for to succeed in the Canary Islands, positioned off the coast of Morocco. The route from West Africa to the Spanish territory is among the world’s deadliest.
Greater than 5,000 migrants had been killed making an attempt to succeed in Spain by sea within the first 5 months of 2024, in accordance with charity Ca-minando Fronteras.
40,000 folks arrived within the Canary Islands final yr, greater than twice as many as in 2022, in accordance with Spanish authorities information.
In April, the EU gave Mauritania €210m (£177m; $225m) in assist, nearly €60m of which is earmarked for the battle towards undocumented migration to Europe.
