Tragedy Strikes: Dozens Feared Dead as Boat Discovered near Cape Verde
At least 63 asylum seekers are feared dead after a boat carrying over 100 passengers from Senegal was found drifting off Cape Verde. The vessel was located by a Spanish fishing boat, and 38 survivors, including four children, were rescued. The Atlantic migration route from west Africa to the Canary Islands is known to be one of the world's deadliest, with hundreds of deaths recorded this year. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) highlighted the lack of safe and regular migration pathways, which allows smugglers and traffickers to exploit desperate migrants.