2023-07-24 21:28:34
The tragic toll of the capsizing of a canoe carrying migrants off Ouakam has been revised upwards.
According to the latest information, the death toll has risen from 15 to 18. Fortunately, a third survivor was rescued by rescue teams and taken to a local health facility for treatment. However, there are also reports of “several” people still missing.
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During his visit to the morgue of the Ouakam hospital, the Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Antoine Félix Abdoulaye Diome, indicated that the boat would have left Thiaroye, although this information is still provisional.
The Minister underlined that it will be necessary to wait for the hearings, the cross-checking and the exploitation of all the data in the possession of the authorities to obtain certainty on the origin of the canoe and the circumstances of the sinking. This investigation is underway to determine the exact causes of this tragedy.
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