On Senegal's coast, unmarked graves hold untold numbers of West African migrants who tried to reach Europe, officials, residents and survivors told AP's sammednick. It's unclear whether the deaths are documented or investigated as required by law.
for surging migration; others note that most who leave are young Senegalese men who say poverty and a lack of jobs drive them.
“They have a saying,” Fall said, speaking partly in the local Wolof language. “Barca or Barsakh” — Barcelona or die. Locals say the government tries to hide the scale of the problem because it tarnishes Senegal’s reputation. The other survivor said he fled after the rescue — he was taken for questioning but got out of the car and hid. On condition of anonymity for fear of being detained again, he described waking at 4 a.m. to his boat being launched in the air upon hitting a giant wave.
“It’s completely unacceptable for state authorities to bury people without investigating the causes of their deaths or attempting to identify them,” she said.
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