Senegal’s navy has intercepted nearly 600 irregular migrants departing from the country’s coast over the past ten days, according to its social media posts.
A patrol boat picked up 183 people from a long wooden canoe known as a pirogue on Tuesday (October 29) off the western village of Djiffer, the navy posted on X.
Le patrouilleur Kedougou de la Marine nationale a secouru ce jour au large de Djiffer une pirogue partie des îles du Saloum avec 183 migrants irréguliers. pic.twitter.com/eDvnGQzFY3
— Marine nationale sénégalaise (@MarineNation_SN) October 29, 2024
The vessel was the second in a week to depart from the Saloum delta — a network of channels, islands and mangrove swamps on the coast of southern Senegal.
