(At least 58) Somalis drown on Yemen crossing

muriel_volestrangler

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Mon Sep-05-05 04:49 AM
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(At least 58) Somalis drown on Yemen crossing

At least 58 migrants have drowned and many more are feared to have died on an illegal boat crossing from Somalia to Yemen, a Somali official has said.

Survivors said 250 people on board two boats were ordered at gunpoint to swim several kilometres to Yemen, the official, Hussein Hadji Ahmed, said.

Only 37 of the migrants are known to have survived.

Thousands of Somalis and Ethiopians attempt to cross the Gulf of Aden each year, many hoping to reach Europe.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4213844.stm

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bemildred

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Mon Sep-05-05 08:37 AM
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1. Damn that is cold. nt

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