At least 25 people died and many more were missing after a migrant boat capsized off Mauritania .
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and local sources, the disaster occurred Monday. Around 300 people were estimated to be on the boat, and 120 of them were rescued by the Mauritanian coast guard.
“Approximately 300 people boarded a pirogue in The Gambia and spent seven days at sea before the boat capsized near Nouakchott on July 22, 2024,” the IOM said in a…