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At least 34 people were killed after a migrant boat sank off the coast of northwestern Senegal near Kebemer, according to France 24, which reported that authorities said only one survivor had been found. An indeterminate number of people are still missing. Deutsche Welle had earlier reported at least 21 deaths in the sinking, so the two outlets give different tolls, and the figures may change as the search continues. Authorities on El Hierro in the Canary Islands have declared an emergency after a marked increase in migrant boat arrivals. The boat was travelling the hazardous Atlantic route from West Africa to Europe. The reports did not give the number of people aboard, the nationalities of the victims, or the cause of the sinking.