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More than 60 African migrants have been confirmed dead after a boat carrying them sank off the coast of Cape Verde on Wednesday night.
Emergency service officials in the West African country said on Thursday that almost all migrants on board the boat which was heading for an Italy enroute Europe were thought to be from Senegal and had been lost at sea for over a month.
The officials added that 38 people, including women and children, were rescued from the boat which sank on the island of Sal.
According to a spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the vessel was first spotted on Monday and a report was made to the police…
