At least 140 people drown in the deadliest shipwreck of 2020

At least 140 migrants have drowned off Senegal in the deadliest shipwreck recorded this year, the United Nations migration agency said in a statement Thursday.

The vessel was carrying about 200 people, according to the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) statement.

It added that, "according to media sources, the Senegalese and Spanish navies, and fishermen who were nearby rescued 59 people and retrieved the remains of 20 others."

The deadliest shipwreck comes as the number of boats trying to reach the Canary Islands from Senegal’s shores has “significantly increased in recent weeks,” the U.N. migration agency said.

Last month, 14 boats attempted the voyage, and about one-quarter “were reported to have experienced an incident or shipwreck,” IOM said.

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/140-migrants-drown-senegal-deadliest-shipwreck-2020/

Source: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny-deadly-migrant-ship-sinking-20201030-6c5xhmh3n5ekdcbxbd2pnhnkoy-story.html

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/29/africa/ship-wreck-senegal-intl/index.html

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