According to the Senegalese state news agency, APS, the sinking occurred near Lompul beach, in the Kébémer department of the Louga region, in the north of the country.

Yesterday, the governor of Louga, Ndèye Nguénar Mbodj, traveled to the area to oversee the identification and preservation of the recovered bodies. It was also reported that one survivor—as yet unidentified—was found.

Furthermore, the government reiterated its determination to combat human trafficking networks and to intensify cooperation with neighboring countries to win this battle.

Experts noted this Monday that Senegal serves as both a transit and origin country for migrants traveling irregularly to the Spanish Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean—a route considered one of the most dangerous in the world.

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