5-Century-old Balagarh boat factory gets trademark registration certificate
The five-century-old Balagarh boat industry, currently struggling for survival amidst changing circumstances, has achieved a significant milestone.
Mauritanian coast guards recovered the bodies of 89 illegal migrants near N’Diago, southwestern Mauritania, local media has reported.
The migrants were aboard a large traditional fishing boat that was stranded off the Atlantic Ocean, four kilometres from the town of N’Diago, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Mauritanian News Agency.
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Nine people, including a five-year-old girl, were rescued by the Mauritanian coast guard, the report said.
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The boat, which left the Senegalese-Gambia border six days ago towards Europe, had 170 migrants on board, the report quoted survivors as saying.
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