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Tragedy Strikes: Seven Dead in Gambia Migrant Boat Capsize

1/1/2026

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Seven bodies were recovered and 96 rescued after a boat capsized in Gambia, per the defense ministry.
Vessel carried over 200 migrants bound for Spain via the Canary Islands.
The boat capsized near a village at midnight.
Ten rescued migrants are in critical condition.
In 2024, more than 46,000 irregular migrants reached Canary Islands, with over 10,000 deaths, and in the first 11 months of 2025, irregular migration fell 60%.

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Seven bodies were recovered and 96 rescued after a boat capsized in Gambia, per the defense ministry.
Vessel carried over 200 migrants bound for Spain via the Canary Islands.
The boat capsized near a village at midnight.
Ten rescued migrants are in critical condition.
In 2024, more than 46,000 irregular migrants reached Canary Islands, with over 10,000 deaths, and in the first 11 months of 2025, irregular migration fell 60%.