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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Twenty-four folks died after two boats capsized off the Madagascar coast within the Indian Ocean, Somalia’s authorities mentioned Sunday.
Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi mentioned 46 folks have been rescued.
“We are working tirelessly to make sure the survivors are introduced again residence safely and supplied with the mandatory care,” he mentioned.
Most of the passengers have been younger Somalis, and their meant vacation spot stays unclear. Many younger Somalis embark yearly on harmful journeys looking for higher alternatives overseas.
A delegation led by the Somali ambassador to Ethiopia is scheduled to journey to Madagascar on Monday to research the incident and coordinate efforts to assist survivors.
Fiqi additionally mentioned Sunday that Somalia’s ambassador to Morocco will look right into a separate report of Somali youth stranded on Morocco’s shoreline. It will not be clear when the Morocco incident happened and Fiqi didn’t present particulars.
The U.N migration company has previously raised concern over rising instances of irregular migration from the Horn of Africa nations as folks flee from battle and drought.
In April, 38 migrants died and 22 others have been rescued from a shipwreck off Djibouti on a well-liked path to Yemen. Most of these rescued have been of Somali and Ethiopian nationalities.
