At least 4 migrants die, others missing after a boat capsized off Senegal

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00:00Operations are ongoing with the National Navy deploying three vessels to the Array.

00:05Efforts are underway to locate more bodies and possible survivors.

00:09A Spanish aircraft dedicated to coastal surveillance is also assisting in the search.

00:15As of midday, four of the survivors were receiving treatment at a local hospital.

00:21Others were rescued on Sunday by local fishermen,

00:25who were the first to arrive at the scene and brought the survivors back to shore.

00:30The shipwreck occurred on Sunday afternoon, just a few kilometers off the coast of Mbourg.

00:36The exact number of people on board remains unknown, as do the causes of the tragedy.

00:42Senegal, along with the Gambia and Mauritania,

00:45is one of the main departure points for migrants heading to the Canary Islands.

00:50Over 25,000 Africans have arrived in the Spanish archipelago since January,

00:57marking a 120% increase compared to the same period last year.

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