Sixty-nine people drown as migrant boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania | Mauritania
Coast Guard officials said on Friday, sixty -nine people, a ship full of immigrants at the beginning of this week on the shores of Mauritania drowned, he said.
The accident late on Tuesday, the passengers on the boat, about 50 miles (80km) north of the capital, after detecting the lights of a coastal town, the inhabitants who want to press one side of the boat and the head of the coastal protection Mohamed Abdallah, Mohamed Abdallah’ın reporters said.
Abdallah, “When the immigrants saw the lights of Mheijrat tried to move to a part of the boat and caused them to make alabora,” he said.
It seems that the boat left Gambia a week ago and carried about 160 people, including Senegalese and Gambia citizens.
The first death fee was reported to be 49, but then an authorized count increased the number to 69. The seventeen survivors were drawn by one of the patrols of the coastal protection.
Thousands of immigrants have died in recent years during the dangerous maritime passage between Africa and Europe. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), at least 8,938 people tried to cross borders in 2024.
Travelers passing through Mauritania usually come from neighboring countries, including Senegal and financial, and try to reach Europe. However, strong ocean currents and the fragile state of ships make their long passage dangerous. Some people also try to pass through the Sahara, which constitutes 90% of the Mauritan region and constitutes the temperature of courage over 45C.
The Human Rights Monitoring Organization reported the abuse of immigrants by Mauritania security officials.
In a 142 -page report published on Wednesday, HRW said that with a 210 million € (£ 182 million £) agreement with the EU in another Basque since 2024, “long -term, painful restrictions, limited restrictions, limited foods and waters, and other malmunities.
The officials at Nouakchott have not yet responded to the report that caused a debate in the government and human circles this week.
