一只来自西非的移民船在新年前夕沉没在冈比亚附近, 造成至少39人死亡, 112人获救。 A crowded migrant boat from West Africa sank off Gambia on New Year’s Eve, killing at least 39, with 112 rescued.

一只来自西非的移民船在新年前夕沉没在冈比亚海岸附近, 造成至少39人死亡, 112人获救,39具尸体获救。 A migrant boat from West Africa sank off Gambia’s coast on New Year’s Eve, killing at least 39 people, with 112 rescued and 39 bodies recovered. 幸存者将过份拥挤、保养不良的船只描述为前往欧洲的危险移徙路线的一部分。 Survivors described the overcrowded, poorly maintained vessel as part of a dangerous migration route to Europe. 来自冈比亚、塞内加尔、几内亚、马里、象牙海岸、布基纳法索和塞拉利昂的乘客逃离了贫穷和机会有限,其中一些人受到欧洲朋友的启发。 Passengers, from Gambia, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Sierra Leone, fled poverty and limited opportunities, some inspired by friends in Europe. 冈比亚在2025年截获了2 700多名移徙者,欧盟的数据显示,西非沿线的非正常移徙减少了60%,这归功于加强了预防工作与合作。 Gambia intercepted over 2,700 migrants in 2025, and EU data showed a 60% drop in irregular migration along the West African route, attributed to strengthened prevention efforts and cooperation.