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The Gambia

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Capital Banjul
Currency Gambian dalasi
Population2. 101 million (2017)
Presidents Adama Barrow
Official language English
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About The Gambia


The Gambia is a small West African country, bounded by Senegal, with a narrow Atlantic coastline. It's known for its diverse ecosystems around the central Gambia River. Abundant wildlife in its Kiang West National Park and Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve includes monkeys, leopards, hippos, hyenas and rare birds. The capital, Banjul, and nearby Serrekunda offer access to beaches.

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... Cough syrups have also been in the news for a different reason in India, where some Indian-made cough syrups were linked to deaths in The Gambia and Uzbekistan...

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Gatwick Airport: Man's body found in undercarriage of plane

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Dec 21,2022 11:21 am

... The Tui flight had travelled about 2,760 miles (4,444 km) from The Gambia to the airport in West Sussex...

Gatwick Airport: Man's body found in undercarriage of plane

Nov 11,2022 10:01 pm

A Man 's body has been found in the undercarriage of a plane at Gatwick Airport .

The Tui flight had travelled about 2,760 miles (4,444 km) from The Gambia to The Airport in West Sussex .

Sussex Police said The Discovery was made at The Airport at about 04:00 GMT on 7 December.

In a statement, The Force said: " Officers are investigating and a report will Be Prepared for HM Coroner. "

A Gatwick Airport spokesperson said: " This is terribly sad news and our thoughts go out to The Family and friends of The Deceased . "

Tui said it would not comment as The Incident was a police matter.

The 2,760-mile (4,444 km) journey from The Gambia to the UK usually takes about six and a Half Hours on a direct flight.

There have been several cases of stowaways being found dead in the UK.

In 2001, The Body of Mohammed Ayaz, 21, from Pakistan, was found in the Car Park of a branch of Homebase in Richmond, near Heathrow Airport . Four Years earlier, another stowaway fell from a plane on to a gasworks near the store

In 2007 The Body of a young man was found in the.

In August 2012, A Man 's body was found in the undercarriage bay of a plane at Heathrow. The Next month, Jose Matada, 26, from Mozambique, was, West London. He died of multiple injuries after falling from a plane travelling from Angola.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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