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Dozens Missing After Vessel Carrying 200 Asylum Seekers Goes Down near the coast of Gambia.
No fewer than seven souls have perished and numerous others are missing following a vessel carrying around 200 migrants seeking to enter Europe overturned near the shoreline of Gambia, reports confirm.
The boat overturned in the early hours of Thursday near the village of Jinack in the northern bank region and it was afterwards located "beached on a shoal", the Gambian military authorities announced officially.
Nearly one hundred people have been rescued so far and a hunt is ongoing for those still missing who were aboard the capsized craft that was heading towards Spain's Canary Islands.
The dangerous voyage over the the Atlantic has become an increasingly common route for migrants from Africa attempting to get to Europe.
Almost forty-seven thousand migrants made it to the Spanish archipelago in last year and estimates more than 9,000 migrants have died during the journey.
Ongoing Mission
Following the Wednesday incident, Gambia's naval forces launched a rescue mission, using multiple navy ships and a fishing vessel that came to assist, the defence ministry confirmed.
Officials state several of the victims are not from The Gambia and that their identities are still being verified.
The remains of the seven people who drowned have been retrieved, and 10 of those rescued are reported to be in critical condition and receiving urgent medical care.
A Frequent Pathway
Gambia is one of the routes taken by migrants seeking to get to European countries, often on dangerous journeys over water and land.
Recently, the European Union has reached agreements with multiple Maghreb states with the goal of reducing irregular migration.
Susan Martinez
A cybersecurity expert and digital storage consultant with over a decade of experience in data protection and cloud solutions.
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