2020 Senegal shipwreck
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title:
2020 Senegal shipwreck
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On 29 October 2020, a ship which set off from the Senegalese fishing town of M'Bour caught fire and capsized while taking migrants to Spain's Canary Islands. Around 140 people died, and around 60 survivors were saved by the Senegalese and Spanish navies, and civilian fishermen. The International Organization for Migration said it was the deadliest shipwreck of the year. The wreck came during an uptick in the number of African migrants attempting to reach the European Union by sea to the Canary I
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Senegal_shipwreck
date created:
2020-11-18T23:56:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T17:58:38Z
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