In Senegal, indignation continues after the explosion of the engine of a pirogue of secret migrants. A minimum of twenty passengers would have died in a ship carrying greater than 200 folks. A complete of 51 folks had been rescued and transported to the naval base, in keeping with the Senegalese military. Traffickers have been arrested. From Saint-Louis, the place they’re from, survivors and family members of the victims testify.
as reported from Dakar, Thea Ollivier
Canoe was so full that this younger Saint-Louisian couldn’t estimate the variety of passengers. The person in his twenties, who needs to stay nameless, dreamed of touring to Spain to discover a higher scenario.
Rescued by the Spanish navy, which was then handed over to the Senegalese authorities, he testifies: “when it exploded, it was each man for himself to flee and survive. I grabbed a can in my arms, I threw the can once I dived, as a result of it was a wrestle to discover a can. I stayed on it for 3 hours. When it exploded, I noticed folks close by, perhaps useless, however personally I used to be misplaced and I used to be solely enthusiastic about saving myself. “
Demba Sow didn’t have the prospect to seek out her two sons aged 21 and 27 who went in the identical canoe. Regardless of the searches, the our bodies of his kids are nonetheless lacking and the daddy has no hope.
One other wandering canoe capsized because it was intercepted in a single day from Sunday to Monday. 39 folks had been once more rescued.
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