MAURITANIA - Dozens drown off Mauritania coast

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Monday, 6 March 2006,

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Dozens

drown off Mauritania coast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forty-five African migrants have drowned trying to reach Europe in

separate incidents on Saturday night,

the Mauritanian Red Crescent says.

At least 23 people drowned in rough seas after their boat

collided with a Moroccan vessel coming to its aid off the Mauritanian city of

Nouadhibou.

In the second incident, another 22 drowned after their boat

capsized.

Thousands of Africans risk hazardous journeys to Europe each year to

escape poverty, but many die in the attempt.

The immigrants were riding in wooden canoes, a spokesman for the

Mauritanian Red Crescent said. About 40 migrants were rescued.

An Italian ship was looking for another vessel carrying migrants

which had put out a distress signal in Mauritanian waters, but there were no

details of how many were on board, the spokesman added.

The dead migrants, who sailed from Mauritania, are thought

to have come from Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Ivory

Coast, Mali, Mauritania and Nigeria.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4780734.stm

 

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