At least 80 died over 26 days.

The Atlantic route is the deadliest and least surveilled path to Europe.

Stricter patrols pushed departures 1,500km west from Morocco to Gambia and Senegal, into open ocean with scant rescue capacity.

Caminando Fronteras says dozens more bodies may never be recovered.

How each outlet framed it

drawn from 200+ reports worldwide

EXPRESS leans critical
documents 26-day Gambia journey with 128 aboard, ~80 deaths; survivor accounts detail supply deterioration before rescue
Aol leans critical
quotes Caminando Fronteras on family desperation and cooperation gaps; questions adequacy of search-and-rescue coordination
News18 leans critical
Al Jazeera Online leans critical
notes all 44 rescued were males (many underage) from Mali/Senegal; includes NGO voices questioning humanitarian coordination

Sources: EXPRESS, Aol, News18, Al Jazeera Online