Boat with 30 decomposing bodies found off Senegal coast

At slightest 30 decomposing bodies person been recovered connected a vessel disconnected the seashore of Senegal, subject authorities say.

The navy was informed of a vas that was adrift astir 70km (45 miles) from the superior Dakar, according to a subject connection connected X. They brought the woody canoe, oregon pirogue, into larboard connected Monday morning.

"Recovery, recognition and transportation operations are being made highly delicate by the precocious authorities of decomposition of the bodies," the connection said.

There has been a caller summation successful migrants mounting disconnected from Senegal for Spain's Canary Islands - a travel of much than 1,500km (950 miles) crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

Investigations are underway to find erstwhile and wherever the vessel departed, and the however galore radical were connected board, the service said.

In August, at slightest 14 decomposing bodies, believed to person been Senegalese migrants, were recovered disconnected the seashore of the Dominican Republic by a section fisherman.

Senegal's authorities announced a 10-year program successful August to tackle amerciable migration amid a surge successful migrant-related deaths.

The authorities person intercepted hundreds of migrants connected boats disconnected the country's seashore successful caller weeks.

Many undocumented migrants fleeing poverty, conflict, oregon unemployment marque perilous journeys by oversea each twelvemonth successful the anticipation of reaching Europe utilizing the Atlantic route. But the waters are treacherous due to the fact that of the beardown currents.