Twenty-four passengers were killed while 46 others survived; Somali government says it will begin evacuating survivors of two boats, which capsized off the coast of Madagascar

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Madagascar Officials Say Death Toll Now 25 After Boats Carrying Somali Migrants Capsized

Twenty-two dead people were discovered on two barges drifting off the coast of Madagascar, and 48 survivors were brought ashore and given medical care, the East African island nation's port authority announced on Monday. According to the information cited by MTI, the people left Somalia for the Comoros Islands and the French overseas territory of Mayotte. The boats drifting aimlessly due to engine failure were discovered by fishermen on Friday. …

Huszonkét halottat fedeztek fel Madagaszkár partjai előtt sodródó két bárkán, 48 túlélőt pedig partra szállítottak és orvosi ellátásban részesítettek – közölte hétfőn a kelet-afrikai szigetország kikötői hatósága. Az MTI által idézett tájékoztatás szerint az emberek Szomáliából keltek útra a Comore-szigetek, illetve Franciaország tengerentúli területe, Mayotte irányába. A motormeghibásodás miatt céltalanul sodródó bárkákat halászok fedezték fel …

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22 bodies were found off the coast of Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO — Madagascar provided assistance Monday to 48 Somali nationals rescued from boats drifting off the island's coast after at least 22 others from the same group died at sea, officials said. Fishermen discovered the survivors in two boats on Friday and took them to the Nosy Be island at the northwestern tip of Madagascar, authorities said. At least seven people died

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At least 22 Somalis die after boat drifts for weeks off Madagascar

The Somali government says it will begin evacuating the survivors of two boats, carrying mostly Somali migrants, which capsized off the coast of Madagascar Saturday. Twenty-four passengers were killed while 46 others survived. As Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu, the passengers were attempting to migrate in search of a better life, away from Somalia’s chronic drought, violence and food insecurity

Somali government evacuates boat crash survivors

Officials in Madagascar confirmed Monday that 25 Somali migrants have died after two motorboats capsized in the Indian Ocean. The boats, carrying 73 migrants, capsized near the island of Nosy Be off northern Madagascar after nearly a month at sea. Authorities rescued 48 survivors on Sunday, with ages ranging from 17 to 50, according to Madagascar’s Maritime Ports Agency head Jean-Edmond Randrianantenaina. The migrants departed from a beach near …

Migrant boat sinkings off Madagascar highlight desperation felt by many Somalis

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