# At least 12 dead after migrant boat sinks off Gambia

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- euronews, 2026-10-16 08:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/at-least-12-dead-after-migrant-boat-sinks-off-gambia

> At least 12 people have died after a migrant boat sank off Gambia. The IOM says tighter controls at traditional departure points in Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal have pushed some people seeking to reach Europe farther south, including to Gambia.