Somaliland Saves Survivors of Human Trafficking Mafia

[Mintid Farayar]

Migrants saved from Gulf of Aden

Some 126 people have been rescued by Somali fishermen from the Gulf of Aden after human traffickers reportedly forced them into the sea at gunpoint.

 

The migrants, mostly from Somalia and Ethiopia, said they had set off from northern Somalia a week ago.

 

They said their boat had developed engine trouble and drifted for days before the people smugglers forced them into the sea. Six people are missing.

 

The BBC's Peter Greste says the scale of this incident is rare.

 

But our correspondent says stories of human traffickers forcing migrants into the sea are not uncommon.

 

The coast guard from the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland spotted the first survivors floating in the water on Sunday.

 

They said the boat had originally set off from northern Somalia with 135 people on board, hoping for a better life in the Middle East or Europe.

 

Such migrant crossings normally head for Yemen.

 

The mayor of Laaso Suarad, the town which organised the rescue , told the BBC they dispatched a flotilla of fishing boats to search for more survivors.

 

Eventually they found 126 of them clinging to bits of driftwood and utterly exhausted.

 

The search has also found three bodies.

 

The UN and the Red Cross are helping the survivors with food and medicines.

 

Somaliland is a relatively stable part of Somalia , which has declared independence from the rest of the war-ravaged country.

 

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/8504697.stm

 

Published: 2010/02/08 16:38:02 GMT

[Mintid Farayar]

Does any positive news come out of any part of the former Somalia besides Somaliland???

 

Cajiib...

[Mintid Farayar]

08 Februweri, 2010, 11:23 GMT; 14:23 SGA

 

Doon laga helay Laas-qoray

Ciidanka ilaalada xeebaha ee Somaliland ee saldhiggoodu yahay inta u dhexaysa xeebaha Laas-qoray iyo Maydh ayaa shalay aaggaasi ka helay dooni soo caariday oo sidday dad fara badan oo tahriibayaal ah.

 

Duqa magaalada Laaso-surad, oo u dhexaysa laasqoray iyo Maydh ,Cabdirisaaq Mohamed Saalax, ayaa weriyaha BBC ee Burco, Xuseen Aw Jaamac uga warramay sidii arrintaasi u dhacday.

 

Wuxuu mas'uulku u sheegay BBC-da in ciidamada ilaalada xeebaha ay saaka heleen doon ay saaran yihiin ilaa 53 qof, oo u badan dad Ethiopian ah, iyadoo qof mayd ahna uu saarnaa doonta.

 

Wuxuu intaas ku daray in dadkaas ay u sheegeen in markii hore ay doonta saarnaayeen ilaa 135 qof, oo intooda badbaaday maahee intii kale ay badda ku daadiyeen kooxihii doonta watay.

[Mintid Farayar]

Any guesses as to where the Human Trafficking Mafia is based out of??? Where did these people originally take the boat from? Where do these thugs who throw overboard into the harsh sea poor humans who can't swim hail from?

 

 

How wide the gulf between civilization and barbarity....

[NGONGE]

^^ Showing SL in a positive light is good. Showing up others is not. Don't spoil it by having a go at others, saaxib. Bask in the glory.