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The vessel had departed from the coast of The Gambia several days earlier, with Spain’s Canary Islands as its intended final destination.
1,191 migrants left Gambian shores during the period, a 60% decline compared to July–August and a 74% drop in the number of boats departing.
Most were men, but the group also included 19 women and seven minors, among them four babies. Migrants reported having departed from Barra
This illegal transit was being facilitated by motorbike operators who transported them from the Barra end to the crossing site.
Four of the victims, all males aged between 15 and 35, were found aboard a canoe carrying 121 people that ran out of food, water, and fuel
All had departed from The Gambia in early November, attempting to reach the Canary Islands, a route increasingly marked by deadly risks
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