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20 dead after boat capsizes in Senegal: firefighters

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AFP Dakar
Twenty people were killed when a wooden boat capsized off the coast of Senegal, with 51 rescued and one still missing, firefighters said today.

"Unfortunately, we have 20 dead bodies and one missing," following the overturning of a traditional wooden boat near the coastal town of Bettanty last night, said Commander Oumar Kane, a senior official with Senegal's national firefighters.

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First Published: Apr 25 2017 | 5:28 PM IST

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