Canary Islands: 34 dead after migrant boat sinks off Senegal en route to Europe

At least 34 people died after a migrant boat sank off Senegal’s coast while traveling toward Spain’s Canary Islands, Senegalese Press Agency (APS) reported citing an official source. The interior ministry said one person was rescued, while the number of missing had yet to be confirmed. The small wooden vessel capsized between Dakar and Saint-Louis as it headed for the Atlantic crossing to the Canaries. Spanish migrant rights group Walking Borders recorded 635 deaths on that route between January and May 2026, the highest toll among the routes it tracks. Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye expressed condolences and vowed to intensify efforts to dismantle smuggling networks.