2023-08-17 07:50:29
101 people are said to have left Senegal on July 10th. 38 of them have now been rescued on the high seas – including some children.
The boat was sighted by a Spanish fishing boat about 277 kilometers off the island of Sal on Monday. According to the police, this then alerted the Cape Verdean authorities.
Departed July 10 with 101 people on board
The Senegalese Foreign Ministry, citing witnesses, said the boat left the Senegalese village of Fass Boye on July 10 with 101 people on board.
According to the IOM, seven people have already been found dead by the rescue services, and 56 people are missing. “When people are reported missing after a shipwreck, they are presumed dead,” spokeswoman Msehli said.
“We must take in the living and bury the dead with dignity,” said Cape Verde Health Minister Filomena Gonçalves, according to the Infopress news agency. The Cape Verde archipelago lies around 600 kilometers off the coast of West Africa on the migration route to the Canary Islands, which belong to Spain.
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