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Guinea-Bissau migrant shipwreck: Dozens feared dead Guinea-Bissau migrant shipwreck: Dozens feared dead
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About 60 migrants are feared to have drowned when a wooden boat capsized during a storm off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. About 60 migrants are feared to have drowned when a wooden boat capsized during a storm off Guinea-Bissau.
The country's navy was unable to help when the boat went down on Monday as it lacked the resources, national ports head Felix Siga told the BBC.The country's navy was unable to help when the boat went down on Monday as it lacked the resources, national ports head Felix Siga told the BBC.
The boat wreckage has been found but no bodies have been recovered.The boat wreckage has been found but no bodies have been recovered.
Historically, Guinea-Bissau has been popular set-off point for migrants hoping to make it to Europe. It is not clear where the boat was headed but the sea crossing to Spain's Canary Islands from neighbouring countries used to be popular.
But attempts to reach Europe via Spain's Canary Islands from the country and its neighbour, Senegal, have declined as a result of more patrols since the 1990s. However, this route has become less common since naval patrols increased on the Atlantic Ocean in the 1990s. Accidents at sea involving West African migrants in overcrowded boats are common.
Accidents at sea involving migrants from these countries in overcrowded boats are common.
The coastguard in Guinea-Bissau has two speedboats, but they are often unable to leave the port because of a lack of fuel, the AFP news agency reports, quoting a naval officer.The coastguard in Guinea-Bissau has two speedboats, but they are often unable to leave the port because of a lack of fuel, the AFP news agency reports, quoting a naval officer.
Once hailed as a potential model for African development, the country is now one of the poorest in the world. Following a series of military coups and unrest, the country is now one of the poorest in the world.
Many of its young people are unable to get jobs and so go abroad to seek opportunities.Many of its young people are unable to get jobs and so go abroad to seek opportunities.