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Numerous People Lost Following Craft Carrying Two Hundred Migrants Sinks in waters off The Gambia.
At least seven individuals have died and many others are lost following a craft carrying around two hundred migrants trying to get to the European continent overturned off the coast of The Gambia, reports confirm.
The craft flipped on Wednesday midnight near Jinack in the northern bank region and it was later found "grounded on a sandbank", the Gambian military authorities stated in a release.
Ninety-six people have been rescued so far and a search is continuing for other passengers who were on board the sunken boat that was en route to the Canary Islands of Spain.
The perilous journey over the Atlantic has grown into a more frequent path for migrants from Africa attempting to get to European nations.
Close to 47,000 people arrived at the Spanish archipelago in last year and figures suggest over 9,000 people perished trying.
Ongoing Mission
In the aftermath of the disaster, Gambia's naval forces began a search-and-rescue operation, deploying several naval vessels and a commercial fishing craft that offered help, the military confirmed.
Officials state several of the victims are not from The Gambia and that their details are still being checked.
The bodies of the seven people who perished at sea have been recovered, and 10 of those rescued are reported to be in grave health and receiving urgent medical care.
A Common Migration Route
This West African nation is a common pathway taken by asylum seekers trying to reach Europe, frequently via hazardous voyages across ocean and terrain.
Over the past few years, the European bloc has forged deals with several North African countries aimed at reducing illegal migration.
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