Thirty-nine dead in a migrant boat in the Gambia that has sunk, officials say
By Pap Saine BANJUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) – The death toll after a boat carrying migrants to Europe capsized off the coast of Gambia on New Year’s Eve has risen to 39, two government officials told Reuters, as survivors described the vessel as “overcrowded and dilapidated”. Gambia’s defense ministry last week put the death toll … Read more