Mauritania rescues 881 migrants, including Burkinabe nationals, at sea in a few days
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Over 880 migrants were rescued off the coast of Mauritania between late May and early June as they attempted to reach the Spanish Canary Islands. Despite intensified surveillance efforts by coastal countries like Mauritania, often with international support, irregular migration continues. From May 28 to May 30, 435 migrants on three distressed canoes were secured. On May 31, a fourth vessel with 143 passengers was located and assisted. On June 2, 110 migrants were saved after their engine failed in rough seas. On the morning of Saturday, June 6, coast guards intercepted a canoe carrying 193 people, including 27 women and 12 minors, which had departed from Banjul, Gambia. One woman died during this crossing, and one passenger required emergency hospitalization. The rescued individuals included nationals from Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Guinea, C么te d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Benin, and Burkina Faso, highlighting the regional scope of the crisis. All rescued individuals were reportedly handled in accordance with humanitarian conventions and international maritime law.
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