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Numerous People Unaccounted For Following Vessel Holding Two Hundred Migrants Sinks near the coast of Gambia.
No fewer than seven souls have died and many others are missing in the wake of a boat carrying approximately two hundred migrants trying to get to European shores overturned in waters near the Gambian coast, officials state.
The vessel capsized late Wednesday night in the vicinity of the village of Jinack in the North Bank Region and it was subsequently discovered "beached on a shoal", the Gambian military authorities said in a statement.
Ninety-six people have been saved to date and a rescue operation continues for those still missing who were traveling on the sunken boat that was bound for the Spanish Canary Islands.
The perilous journey over the Atlantic has grown into a more frequent path for migrants from Africa attempting to get to Europe.
Almost 47,000 people made it to the Canaries in last year and estimates more than 9,000 migrants perished trying.
Ongoing Mission
After Wednesday's accident, Gambia's naval forces launched a rescue mission, deploying multiple navy ships and a commercial fishing craft that came to assist, the defense officials said.
Authorities say several of the victims are foreign nationals and that their nationalities are still under confirmation.
The bodies of the seven individuals who died were found, and a dozen of the saved are said to be in critical condition and undergoing emergency treatment.
A Frequent Pathway
The Gambia is a common pathway taken by migrants attempting to enter the EU, frequently via hazardous voyages by sea and land.
In recent years, the European Union has reached agreements with multiple North African countries with the goal of reducing illegal migration.
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