Twenty-five migrants killed in Mauritania shipwreck

The route from West Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands is one of the world's deadliest for migrants.

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The incident took place near the capital city of Nouakchott. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said that more than 190 people were still missing and that a rescue operation was underway to recover people.

The Mauritanian coastguard rescued 103 migrants and recovered 25 bodies a coastguard commander said.

The IOM said around 300 people had boarded a wooden pirogue boat in Gambia, and spent seven days at sea before the boat capsized on 22 July.

Fifteen were confirmed dead when the coastguard arrived, while 10 others were admitted to hospital for urgent medical care.

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