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At least 89 dead in Mauritania boat capsize

According to official media, at least 89 migrants and refugees aiming for Europe died, with scores still missing, after their boat collapsed off the coast of Mauritania. The fishing boat capsized on Monday, around 4 kilometres (2.4 miles) from Ndiago, a city on West Africa's southern coast. The Mauritanian coastguard found 89 dead and rescued nine people, including a five-year-old girl, according to the state news agency on Thursday.