BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Almost 70 migrants died when their boat sank as they tried to succeed in Spain earlier this month, Mali’s Minister for Malians Residing Overseas mentioned.
In a press launch on Thursday, Mossa Ag Attaher introduced {that a} migrant boat certain for Spain sank on Dec. 19. The migrants on this boat “numbered 80 firstly, with solely 11 survivors,” based on the Ministry. The Malian authorities have recognized 9 Malians among the many survivors, and “25 younger Malians have sadly been formally recognized among the many victims,” the minister added.
The Atlantic route for migrants from West Africa to the Canary Islands is without doubt one of the deadliest on this planet. Situated nearer to Africa than mainland Spain, the archipelago is seen by most as a step towards continental Europe. Lots of these making the journey come from Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, and different West African nations, looking for higher job alternatives overseas or fleeing violence and political instability.
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A number of of the Malian victims are from the Kayes area within the west of the nation, based on Doulaye Keita, adviser to the ministry, in an announcement to the AP on Friday.
“Among the many 25 Malians useless, there are 8 Malians from my commune,” Mamadou Siby, the mayor of the commune of Marena within the Kayes area, advised The Related Press.
“These useless younger males left my commune seven months in the past to work within the development business in Mauritania. Sadly, they have been involved with their mates in Europe and America, who inspired them to return to those nations, and generally, they took the perilous journey with out even informing their households again dwelling.”
