/89 / migrants killed and dozens missing off the coast of Mauritania

The Mauritanian authorities announced the death of 89 migrants and the loss of dozens of others after their boat sank off the coast of Mauritania, according to the official Mauritanian News Agency. Mauritanian Coast Guard teams were able to recover the bodies of the victims and rescue nine people, including a five-year-old girl.' Reports stated that the boat was carrying about 170 migrants, who set off from the border between Senegal and Gambia, which indicates that the number of missing people may reach 72 people.'/ Source: National Iraqi News Agency