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At least 39 killed in migrant boat sinking off Senegal

Regional governor Ndeye Nguenar Mbodj says four more bodies were found this morning, raising the death toll from 35. Twenty-three victims have been identified by their families.


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00:01A migrant boat sank off northwestern Senegal over the weekend, killing at least 39 people.
00:08The regional governor, Deyeng Naramboj, said four more bodies were found on Monday, raising the death toll from 35.
00:1723 victims have been identified by their families so far.
00:24So at present, minister, we have recorded 39 deaths.
00:28Yesterday, we had 35.
00:32This morning, we were informed of four further cases, bringing the total number from 35 to 39.
00:41And of those 39, 23 have been identified by their families.
00:49Thousands of people from West Africa tried each year to reach Europe on the perilous Atlantic road.
00:55Senegalese authorities also say they had intercepted 142 migrants on Friday who were on a similar small boat aiming to
01:03reach Spain.
01:07Both天 did not rank strong andактерized by Rabi.

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