Boat carrying migrants capsizes off Senegal, at least 21 dead

At least 21 people have died after a boat carrying migrants met with an accident in Senegal, a West African country. Authorities provided this information.

The boat met with the accident on the Atlantic Ocean route that migrants use to travel from Africa to Europe. This route is considered dangerous.

Senegal's Ministry of the Interior provided information about the accident. Sources have put the death toll at at least 21.

Migrants travelling from Africa to Europe commonly use this same sea route.