At least 21 dead after migrant boat sinks off Senegal's northwestern coast

At least 21 people were killed after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Senegal, with only one survivor rescued so far, authorities said on Sunday.The Senegalese interior ministry said 21 bodies had been recovered by Saturday evening and search and rescue operations were continuing for possible survivors. The death toll was provisional, it added, without specifying how many people were aboard the boat.The boat capsized off Kebemer, about 180 km north of Dakar, near the Loumpoul dunes in northwestern Senegal, according to local media reports.Most of the victims were reportedly from the Leona and Thieppe districts in the Kebemer department, the Le Soleil newspaper reported.The latest tragedy adds to the toll of migrants attempting the perilous Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Spain's Canary Islands. Thousands have died in recent years while attempting the journey.