At least 89 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania, state news agency says
GuardianJun 25
89 Migrants Found Dead off Coast of Mauritania
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The Facts
Mauritania's state media reported on Thursday that the country's coast guard had recovered the bodies of at least 89 migrants bound for Europe off the coast in the Atlantic Ocean.
This comes as a traditional fishing boat with 170 people on board, which departed from the Senegal-Gambia border last week, capsized on Monday off Mauritania's southwest coast.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Thousands of migrants are dying at sea as they journey to Europe, and the international community must work together to prevent continued tragedies. Migrants from Africa and the Middle East often embark on dangerous journeys across rough seas in ill-equipped boats that are prone to capsizing. European countries must create a strategy that will patrol their shores and rescue migrants who are in danger.
Establishment-critical narrative
The establishment focuses at every opportunity on migrants drowning at sea, yet it never addresses the causes of migration and the effects it has on Europe. In the form of atrocious propaganda, leaders will pay lip service and virtue signal about caring for migrants. However, they disregard their culpability in destabilizing regions and incentivizing mass migration. Though tragic, these stories only divert public attention from the core problems driving mass migration.