Kébémer: the death toll from the capsizing of the canoe of presumed migrants rises to 34

The toll from the capsizing of a canoe carrying candidates for irregular emigration continues to rise.

From 21 deaths recorded on Saturday, it rose to 34 this Sunday, in the Kébémer department, according to the latest information available.

Faced with the scale of this tragedy, the governor of the Louga region, Ndèye Ngenar Mbodj, visited the department this Sunday to meet the bereaved families and present the state’s condolences to them.

This visit by the regional executive comes on the eve of that of the Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Mouhamadou Mactar Cissé, whose arrival is announced for this Monday.

Falel Pam