[1/5] Senegalese Navy members are seen on board the patrol boat 'Walo', as they search for illegal migrants, in the Senegalese high seas, November 2, 2023.
We will reach Spain, or we will die," one man shouted into the night as he climbed on board.
The numbers had dropped as most migrants chose land routes through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea.
The Walo has intercepted around 4,000 migrants and 30 boats since launching operations in August, another officer on the boat said.
In August, a boat carrying over 100 migrants from Senegal was found adrift near Cape Verde.
Persons:
Walo, We're, Diallo, Mbaye Ndaw, Alessandra Prentice, Edward McAllister, Aurora Ellis
Organizations:
Senegalese Navy, REUTERS, Senegalese, Migrants, Spain, WE, Spain's Civil Guard, Thomson
Locations:
Canary Islands, West Africa, Europe, Spanish, Senegal, Gambia, Senegalese, Cape Verde