At least 61 people have d!ed in recent days while attempting to reach Europe by boat, including at least 39 off Senegal and 22 south of the Greek island of Crete, authorities and media reported on Monday
At least 39 people drowned when a boat capsized off Senegal’s north-western coast on Friday, the country’s Interior Ministry said.
Only one survivor was rescued, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, citing Senegalese authorities. The number of people missing was unknown. Migrant boats leaving Senegal generally seek to reach Spain’s Canary Islands.
IOM chief Amy Pope said the victims had been seeking a better life, while smugglers and traffickers charged them for dangerous journeys in unseaworthy boats.
Such networks profit from people’s desperation and put more lives at risk every day they continue operating, she said, calling for more legal migration routes.
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