### [2026-08-20](/feed/2026/08/20/index.md)

##### Mauritania
# Mauritania's coast guard rescues more than 300 migrants, including 40 children, from an overcrowded boat off the country's coast after finding them in distress. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''L'Orient–Le Jour](https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1545233/more-than-300-migrants-including-40-children-rescued-off-mauritania-coastguard.html)

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