United Nations has said that The Red Sea 21 dead and 23 missing after a boat carrying 77 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti. This is the second such incident in two weeks.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a subsidiary of the United Nations, said in a post on social media platform X that children were among those who died in the ill-fated boat.
According to the IOM, tens of thousands of migrants from northeast Africa, particularly Ethiopia and Somalia, leave the continent via Djibouti to seek employment in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.
The IOM says many people have failed in this effort and thousands remain trapped in Yemen, where they face dire conditions. The sinking of refugee boats off the coast of Djibouti is common.
Tanja Pacifico, head of the IOM’s Djibouti office, said the death toll from Tuesday’s accident had risen to 23 from 16 previously reported.
He said that 33 people were saved from drowning while all the dead were Ethiopians.
Pacifico told Reuters by phone that it was unusual for two boats to sink in less than two weeks.
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At least 38 people, including children, died off the coast of Djibouti in the first incident.
He said that the boat that overturned on Tuesday was going to Djibouti from Yemen.
On the other hand, five migrants, including a child, died on a boat trying to cross the English Channel on Tuesday, hours after the UK passed a bill to send refugees back to Rwanda. was
The deaths occurred when a ferry with 112 people on board was about to cross the world’s busiest shipping route, causing chaos among passengers.
“The British are paying us to stop them (migrants from crossing the English Channel),” said French mayor Jean-Luc Dubel.
“It is not possible to accommodate them, let them come and then send them to their deaths,” he said. Britain is responsible for this situation.’
More than 6,000 people have arrived in Britain this year in small, overloaded boats, which are at risk of being hit by waves and drowned trying to reach British shores.
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2024-08-17 03:02:20
