29/08/2025
Migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania, killing 69
NOUAKCHOTT: A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, killing 69 people, officials told AFP Friday, the latest deadly sea crossing on the frequent migration path. Thousands of would-be migrants have died in recent years seeking to make the sea trip from Africa to Spain and other European countries. The accident occurred late on Tuesday night when the migrants on the boat saw the lights of a town off...
