At least 21 dead after boat capsizes off Senegal
Immigration · First reported 8 Nov, 09:34 · Updated 10:07
Senegalese authorities said at least 21 people died after a migrant boat capsized off Kébémer. Search and rescue operations are underway, and one survivor has been found, according to the Interior Ministry.
- Senegal’s Interior Ministry said a pirogue capsized after getting into difficulty off Kébémer, in the country’s northwest; at least 21 people died.
- The ministry said search and rescue operations were underway and one survivor had been found; The Hindu described the death toll as provisional.
- The ministry said the boat capsized on Saturday, November 7, 2026, and the government would work with neighbouring countries against people-smuggling networks.
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- Reported deaths
- At least 21; The Hindu says the toll was provisional.
- Location
- Off Kébémer, in northwest Senegal.
- Date of sinking
- Saturday, November 7, 2026.
- Rescue update
- Search and rescue operations were underway; one survivor had been found.
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