The incident occurred
off Kebemer, a town about 180 kilometres (112 miles) north of Dakar, and the
interior ministry on Sunday had put the death toll at 21, with one survivor
rescued. Four bodies, found on Monday
morning in an advanced state of decomposition, were buried after a collective
funeral prayer organised by firefighters, APS reported. The boat was carrying people seeking to
migrate illegally, the interior ministry statement said. It did not say how
many were on board.
Thousands of people
have died in recent years attempting to reach Spain's Canary Islands from West
Africa, including 635 in the first five months of this year, according to
open-borders activist group Walking Borders.