63 people died as a result of a boat capsizing in Cape Verde At least 63 people lost their lives in a boat accident that happened in Cape V...
63 people died as a result of a boat capsizing in Cape Verde
At least 63 people lost their lives in a boat accident that happened in Cape Verde on the Atlantic coast, according to the country's authorities and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
According to reports, after 63 people died, 38 more were rescued, including children between the ages of 12 and 16, who left Senegal and went to Europe.
IOM spokeswoman Safa Msehli told the French news agency AFP that among the rescued people, 37 were from Senegal, except for one person from Guinea-Bissau.
There is no information about the cause of the overturning of the fishing boat that the people were in, except that it may not be related to the excessive load that was done to it.
Aid organizations in the country said that the search for 56 people who were confirmed to be on the plane when the accident happened is still ongoing.
The officers in charge of the Italian coast have reported the ship since last Monday, after they saw it traveling 320 kilometers from where they were, and they immediately informed the authorities of Cape Verde. but before action is taken, the disaster has already happened.