A migrant boat capsized off northwestern Senegal, killing at least 21 people
A pirogue carrying migrants sank near Kebemer in northwestern Senegal. Senegal's Interior Ministry said 21 bodies were recovered and one person rescued, calling the toll provisional while search operations continued. El Hierro in the Canary Islands declared an emergency after a surge in arrivals, with over 3,300 people reaching the island on about 30 boats since the start of November.
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Divergence score
4 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 1 bias group.
4 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 4 outlets placed this story
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Deutsche Welle
Al Jazeera
Globe and Mail
Le Monde
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Deutsche Welle
At least 21 killed after migrant boat sinks off Senegal
Ministry toll plus Canary arrivals emergency · neutral
Al Jazeera
At least 34 dead as small boat sinks off Senegal
Higher toll headline with victim origins · negative
First to report
- Al Jazeerafirst
- Deutsche Welle+18 min
- Globe and Mail+6.8 h
- Le Monde+8.2 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
Headlines that changed · the same article, re-listed with a new headline
Al Jazeera · 2026-11-08 19:25 UTC
At least 21 dead as small boat sinks off Senegal
The split, in one line
The wires agree on 21 bodies recovered and one rescued, but two headlines lead with 34 dead, a toll the ministry text never states, leaving readers with two different death counts for the same sinking.
How each outlet covered it
No left-right split here
Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
Center & international coverage
“At least 21 killed after migrant boat sinks off Senegal”
“At least 34 dead as small boat sinks off Senegal”
“At least 21 dead as boat carrying migrants sinks off Senegal coast, authorities say”
“Migrant boat sinks off Senegal, leaving 34 dead”
5 tracked claims across 4 outlets
Fact ledger
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Disputed
The death toll from the sinking is at least 34
Corroborated
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