At least 30 bodies found on boat along migrant route off Senegal

Senegalese youth gather around pirogues on the beach at dusk in Fass Boye, Senegal (Felipe Dana/AP)

At least 30 bodies were found on a boat drifting off the coast of Senegal’s capital as the number of migrants leaving West Africa increases.

Ibrahima Sow, a spokesman for Senegal’s military, said in a statement that the navy was informed of the vessel’s presence on Sunday evening and sent out a boat patrol to the area around 70 kilometres (38 nautical miles) from Dakar.