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Migrant boat sinking off Senegal results in 39 deaths
MULTIPLE REPORTS·Published ·Event date ·Main source · Africanews
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Migrants from West Africa
Lompoul, Senegal
November 6, 2026
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A wooden pirogue capsized off Lompoul, Senegal, killing 39 people.
The vessel was en route to Spain's Canary Islands.
Only one survivor has been reported so far.
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