Least 39 dead after migrant boat capsizes off coast of Senegal

At least 39 people have died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Senegal, the country’s Interior Ministry said. The vessel left Saint-Louis in northwest Senegal and was heading toward Spain when it overturned on Sunday. Only one passenger was rescued alive near Kébémer, north of Dakar. Early figures put deaths at 21, but more bodies were found on Monday, raising the total to 39. The number of people aboard was not confirmed. The route is part of a long-used migration path by young Senegalese seeking better economic conditions. Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye offered condolences and vowed tougher action against trafficking networks.