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UNHCR reports 144 lost at sea near Mauritania
Seventeen migrants died and 144 others went missing over the course of a week off the coast of Mauritania while attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean from West Africa to Europe. Most of them were passengers on a boat that left Gambia with the goal of reaching Spain. In three rescue operations between July 14 and 18 in the waters near Nouadhibou, 387 migrants were saved. Despite a 61% decline in arrivals to the Canary Islands through these routes by mid-July, maritime migration across the Atlantic remains one of the most dangerous and deadly paths in the world. Data indicates that over 40,000 people have arrived in Europe illegally this year via these routes.
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