At least seven dead, dozens missing as migrant boat capsizes off The Gambia

Gambian authorities say 96 people rescued after boat capsizes along popular West African migration route.

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At least seven people have died after a boat carrying more than 200 people capsized along a popular migration route off the Gambian coast, with dozens more believed to be missing, local authorities say.

The boat was reported to have capsized around midnight on Thursday in the vicinity of a village in The Gambia’s North Bank region, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.