NewzOn Sunday evening, the Mauritanian coast guard rescued 42 migrants whose boat was drifting off the coast of Mauritania. The individuals on board originated from Gambia and Senegal, and the group included women and children.
The local authorities announced the rescue operation in an official statement released on Tuesday to the Agence de presse sénégalaise (APS). The migrants had initially departed from Gambia before encountering distress at sea.
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