DAKAR, Senegal — The death toll from the migrant boat capsizing off Senegal has climbed to 39 after authorities discovered new bodies on Monday, according to the country’s emergency services.
The boat, which departed Saint-Louis in northern Senegal and was headed for the Spanish coast, overturned on Sunday near Kébémer, north of the capital, Dakar.
The Ministry of Interior said Sunday that at least 21 people had died and that rescuers were looking for possible survivors. It did not say how many people were on the boat, but several passengers are still believed to be missing.
Only one passenger was rescued alive.
The boat was following a well-traveled migration route used by thousands of young Senegalese people seeking better economic conditions.
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye offered condolences and vowed to crack down on networks behind the dangerous crossings.
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