UN reports 144 dead or missing off Mauritania as two children survive
A week of sinking boats off Mauritania left 144 people unaccounted for, with survivors losing everyone from Gambia.

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A week of sinking boats off Mauritania left 144 people unaccounted for, with survivors losing everyone from Gambia.
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