红十字会表示，一艘载有移民的船只在冈比亚海岸附近沉没，造成至少12人死亡。
At least 12 people died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Gambia, the Red Cross said.
冈比亚红十字会（GRCS）于周四表示，这起事件发生在冈比亚北部海岸区（North Bank region）的吉纳克卡贾塔（Jinack Kajata）附近。据报道，这些移民当时正经由西非大西洋路线（West African Atlantic Route）前往欧洲。
The incident occurred off of Jinack Kajata in the country's North Bank region, the Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) said on Thursday. The migrants were reportedly heading towards Europe via the West African Atlantic Route."
冈比亚红十字会在一份声明中表示：“失踪人数尚不确定，随着救援工作的继续，预计会发布更多最新消息。”该红十字会还补充说，随着事态的发展，它正“与相关当局和救援合作伙伴紧密合作”。
The number of people missing remains uncertain, and further updates are expected as response efforts continue," the GRCS said in a statement, adding that it was "working closely with relevant authorities and response partners as the situation unfolds."
据冈比亚媒体报道，位于吉纳克岛（Jinack Island）上的吉纳克卡贾塔村已成为许多移民越来越青睐的出发地，他们希望由此出发，前往大西洋上的西班牙加那利群岛（Canary Islands）。
According to Gambian media, the village of Jinack Kajata on Jinack Island has become an increasingly popular launch site for migrants looking to make the journey to Spain's Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
联合国国际移民组织（IOM）表示，尽管西非大西洋路线日益危险，但它依然是西非移民前往欧洲的关键通道。
The United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM) says the West African Atlantic Route is a key pathway for West African migrants travelling to Europe, despite it becoming increasingly dangerous."
国际移民组织本周早些时候表示：“西非大西洋路线的数据显示，虽然抵达加那利群岛的人数自2024年的峰值以来大幅下降（从2024年到2025年下降了62%），但记录在案的死亡和失踪人数大致保持不变，从2024年到2025年下降了4%（从1,215人降至1,172人），这凸显了这条路线对移民而言变得多么危险。”
Data from the West African Atlantic Route show that while arrivals to the Canary Islands fell considerably since the 2024 peak (62 per cent decrease from 2024 to 2025), recorded deaths and disappearances remained broadly unchanged, falling 4 per cent from 2024 to 2025 (1,215 to 1,172), highlighting how the route has become much more dangerous for migrants," the IOM said earlier this week.
该组织补充说，摩洛哥、毛里塔尼亚和塞内加尔传统出发点的管控加强，迫使一些试图前往欧洲的移民向南转移，前往冈比亚等国家。
It added that increased controls in traditional departure spots in Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal have pushed some migrants seeking to reach Europe further south, towards countries such as The Gambia."
国际移民组织表示：“这些替代出发点可能会使航程增加最多750公里，将一些旅程延长至大约2,200公里，并使人们暴露在更长时间的海上漂泊、更偏远且监控更少的海岸线中，以及面临更大的海难、脱水和失踪风险。”
These alternative departure points can add up to 750 kilometres to the crossing, extending some journeys to approximately 2,200 kilometres and exposing people to longer periods at sea, more remote and less monitored coastlines, and greater risks of shipwreck, dehydration and disappearance," the IOM said.
今年7月，据报道，一艘从冈比亚出发的船只在毛里塔尼亚海岸附近发生海难，导致数十名移民死亡或失踪。
In July, dozens of migrants were reportedly dead or missing after a vessel travelling from The Gambia was shipwrecked off the coast of Mauritania.