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Death toll rises to 39 after migrant boat capsizes off Senegal

What’s new: Emergency services said on Monday the death toll had risen to 39 after more bodies were found.

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At least 39 people died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Senegal, emergency services said on Monday after more bodies were found. The boat left Saint-Louis for Spain’s Canary Islands and overturned on Sunday off Kébémer, north of Dakar. Earlier reports put the toll at 21, citing the Interior Ministry, and at 34, according to the BBC. Only one passenger was rescued alive, and several passengers are still believed to be missing. A Senegalese human rights group called for a parliamentary inquiry, and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye urged citizens not to risk the crossings and vowed to pursue the networks behind them.

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What happened

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  1. The migrant boat capsized on Sunday off Kébémer in northwestern Senegal while headed for Spain’s Canary Islands.

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    New York Post

  2. Emergency services said on Monday that at least 39 people had died.

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    Al Jazeera English
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  3. The Interior Ministry earlier said at least 21 people had died.

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    Al Jazeera English
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  4. The BBC reported at least 34 deaths.

    One outletBBC News· Center

  5. Only one passenger was rescued alive, and several passengers are still believed to be missing.

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  1. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye offered condolences and vowed to clamp down on the networks behind the crossings.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  2. The rights group Action for Human Rights and Friendship called for a parliamentary inquiry into the deaths.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

How each side tells it

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All sides report that a migrant boat capsized off Senegal near Kébémer on Sunday and that the death toll has since risen. The left stresses a rights group’s call for an inquiry, while the center and right focus on the rising toll and the survivor count.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Leads with a rights group demanding government action after the sinking, framing the deaths as a failure of lasting prevention measures.

    Senegal human rights group demands government action after deadly sinking
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Headlines lead with the death toll and location, with wording that varies from dozens and many to specific counts of 21 and 34, and descriptions note the Canary Islands emergency.

    At least 34 dead after Europe-bound migrant boat sinks off Senegal
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Headline is a wire report from the Associated Press, not written by the outlet, and presents the rising death toll as its main development.

    Death toll rises to 39 after migrant boat capsizes off Senegal
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    The verb presents the group’s statement as a stronger condemnation than a plain statement of concern would convey.

    In a statement, Action for Human Rights and Friendship (ADHA) denounced a “lack of lasting results” to reduce migrant deaths at sea.

    Quoted byAl Jazeera English (Left)

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From the left

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Leads with

  • rights group call for a parliamentary inquiry
  • lack of lasting results in preventing migrant deaths
  • thousands dead on the route to the Canary Islands
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From the center

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Leads with

  • the death toll and how it changed
  • the Atlantic route to the Canary Islands
  • emergency declared on El Hierro after rising arrivals
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From the right

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Leads with

  • the rising death toll to 39
  • the boat bound for Spain
  • only one passenger rescued
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  • New York PostRightAssociated Press report

    Death toll rises to 39 after migrant boat capsizes off Senegal

    At least 39 people died after a boat carrying migrants bound for Spain capsized off the coast of Senegal, emergency services reported on Monday.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Nov 8, 8:32 AM EST

  • Center

    16 min later

    Its first report, Nov 8, 8:48 AM EST

  • Right

    1 day 2 hr later

    Its first report, Nov 9, 11:31 AM EST

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 8, 8:32 AM EST
  2. Deutsche WelleCenterNov 8, 8:48 AM EST
  3. BBC NewsCenterNov 9, 3:16 AM EST
  4. New York PostRightNov 9, 11:31 AM EST

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