Migrant boat sinks off Senegal, 140 drown

By Stephanie Nebehay
Updated October 30 2020 - 6:24am, first published 6:21am
The Senegalese and Spanish navies have rescued 60 people after a boat with migrants sank.
The Senegalese and Spanish navies have rescued 60 people after a boat with migrants sank.

At least 140 Europe-bound migrants have drowned off the coast of Senegal when their boat caught fire and capsized, marking the deadliest shipwreck recorded this year, the UN migration agency says.

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