{"id":3462,"date":"2019-12-06T18:13:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T18:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/gambia\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2019-12-06T18:13:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T18:13:27","slug":"govt-to-investigate-boat-accident-in-mauritania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-to-investigate-boat-accident-in-mauritania","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t to investigate boat accident in Mauritania"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"font-weight: 500\">State House, Banjul &#8211; It is with great sadness that we learn of the tragic boat accident off the coast of Mauritania that claimed the lives of many Gambians.<\/h1>\n<p>His Excellency, President Adama Barrow had earlier been briefed that the boat originated from Barra, North Bank Region, and fifty-two (52) Gambians lost their lives whilst eighty (80) others survived.<\/p>\n<p>The Gambia government is working with the United Nations International Organisation for Migration and will dispatch a delegation to Mauritania at the earliest possible time to investigate and gather more information on the accident.<\/p>\n<p>President Barrow expresses heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and prays for the departed souls to rest in peace.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, out of 52 Gambian dead, 11 were females and 2 women are part of the 80 survivors. Six Senegalese were also reported dead, while four others survived.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, reports also suggested that insufficient fuel for the boat was main cause of the accident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State House, Banjul &#8211; It is with great sadness that we learn of the tragic boat accident off the coast of Mauritania that claimed the lives of many Gambians. 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