Immigration ship sank off West Africa 62 people died 6:15 on December 6
On the 4th, off the coast of Mauritania in West Africa, a ship heading for Europe carrying many immigrants sank, and 62 people have been killed so far.
A ship carrying immigrants from Gambia and Senegal sank off the coast of Nuadive in western Mauritania facing the Atlantic Ocean on the 4th.
According to the IOM = International Migration Organization, there are about 150 people on board from the survivor's testimony, so far 62 people, including women and children, have died, and 85 people have swam themselves to the shore. And was rescued.
The ship left Gambia on November 27 and was aiming for the Spanish Canary Islands floating in the Atlantic Ocean.
Offshore Mauritania is a route for migrants and refugees trying to cross the mainland of Europe from the country of West Africa via the Canary Islands.