Shipwreck off the coast of Mauritania leaves not less than 15 useless

Nuakchott. A minimum of 15 individuals have died and dozens are lacking after a ship filled with migrants sank off the coast of the Mauritanian capital on Monday, the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM) stated on Wednesday.

“We’re deeply saddened by the demise of 15 migrants” after a ship capsized in Nouakchott,” the IOM stated on the X community. A senior official of the Mauritanian coast guard advised AFP, on situation of anonymity, that not less than 25 our bodies had been recovered, 103 individuals had been rescued and several other dozen had been nonetheless lacking.

In keeping with IOM, some 300 individuals boarded a canoe in Gambia and spent seven days at sea earlier than the boat capsized close to Nouakchott on July 22. In complete, 120 individuals had been rescued by the Mauritanian coast guard, the assertion stated.

Among the many survivors, 10 individuals had been urgently hospitalized and 4 unaccompanied minors separated from their households throughout the shipwreck had been recognized, the group added.

The Mauritanian coast guard official stated there have been between 140 and 180 individuals on board the canoe. The boat broke up in the midst of the ocean and the captain fled, he added.

In early July, almost 90 migrants died in a shipwreck off the southwestern coast of Mauritania on their technique to Europe. Dozens of others have by no means been discovered.