Somalina Posted February 16, 2011 Wednesday, February 16, 2011 MAPUTO (AFP)— Fifty-one illegal Somali immigrants died after a boat transporting them sank off the coast of northern Mozambique 10 days ago, police said on Tuesday. "There were 51 deaths, 50 Somalis and the captain of the boat," police spokesman Pedro Cossa told journalists, saying the boat sank off the Suhavo Island in Cabo Delgado. He said the Tanzanian-owned boat was coming from Somalia carrying 129 illegal immigrants, 89 Somalis and 40 Ethiopians, when it sank on February 5. The survivors were sent to a refugee centre in Nampula, northern Mozambique, said Cossa. Last week authorities "repatriated 123 Somali illegal immigrants who had landed on that island (Suhavo)," he added. Last year a boat carrying illegal immigrants from Somalia sunk off the coast of Cabo Delgado province, killing nine people. The country has seen a continual stream of Somali, Ethiopian, Bangladeshi Indian and Chinese migrants enters northern Mozambique and most are believed to be headed for South Africa. Promises of a better life in South Africa, the largest economy on the continent, attract scores of immigrants every year, mostly from Africa. Source: AFP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valenteenah. Posted February 17, 2011 May Allah have mercy on them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted February 17, 2011 AUN, tragic story.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
London2010 Posted February 17, 2011 It's disaster. What will be done for these poor people and the people who depend on them. Awful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
