A boat carrying over 300 passengers capsized in Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of over 100 people, mostly women and children.
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Rescue workers are unable to locate the bodies of 64 people who drowned after a boat capsized in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara State, an official said on Sunday. Abubakar Umar, a spokesman for the Gummi Local Government in Zamfara State, told Anadolu that two bodies have been pulled from the river by rescue workers since the incident on Saturday morning. “So far, two dead bodies have been removed. We have yet to find the other victims in the water,” he said. A wooden boat carrying over 70 farmers across the Tsofo Kasuwa River to farmland in the Gummi district capsized. Local authorities confirmed that the captain of the boat and three others who could swim survived the accident. Police said they have yet to determine the number of farmers on the boat. “We are trying to compile the number of people on board the boat,” Yacid Abubakar, a police spokesman in Zamfara, told Anadolu over the phone. Boat accidents frequently occur in the area due to an increase in the water level following torrential rains. In May 2023, at least seven people were killed when a boat capsized on a river in the state.
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The dangers of the perilous journey across the Atlantic Ocean were tragically highlighted by a boat accident off the coast of Senegal that resulted in the deaths of six people.
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A boat carrying 32 migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one dead and 22 missing, according to Libyan authorities. The coast guard in Tobruk rescued nine survivors who were taken to a local port and hospital. The boat, which departed from Bab al-Zaitoun near Tobruk, sank after its engine failed, as reported by local aid group Abreen. The migrants were from Egypt and Syria. Libya, a major transit point for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty, has seen repeated maritime tragedies. In December, 61 migrants drowned near Zuwara. The ongoing chaos in Libya, exacerbated by the 2011 NATO-backed uprising, has enabled human traffickers to exploit migrants, leading to numerous deaths and disappearances. The International Organization for Migration reported 434 deaths and 611 missing migrants off Libya in the past eight months, with over 14,100 intercepted and returned. Those returned face harsh conditions in detention centers, including forced labor and abuse.
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The overloaded boat crashed into a sunken barge while navigating at night. Rescue efforts are ongoing.
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A boat carrying over 30 people capsized in Nigeria’s Sokoto state, leaving at least 16 people missing and presumed dead.
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Rescue efforts are underway as authorities search for survivors among the 26 passengers on board.
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At least 25 migrants have died and dozens are missing after a boat carrying over 300 people capsized off Mauritania.
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