DAKAR, Nov 9 - The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying migrants off Senegal's coast has risen to 39, the official Senegalese Press Agency (APS) said on Monday, as search and rescue efforts continued and activists demanded an investigation into the government's response to irregular migration. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A boat carrying migrants sank off Senegal, with early reports on Nov. 8 giving a death toll of at least 21. The Straits Times attributed that figure to Senegal’s interior ministry, while The Hindu said one person had been rescued. BBC News reported on Nov. 9 that 34 people had died as the boat was travelling toward the Canary Islands; standard.net.au also gave a toll of 34. The reports do not explain the difference between the earlier and later figures.
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