The UN migration firm states the boat sank on Friday inbetween a Comoros island and the French island of Mayotte.
Published On 4 Nov 2024
At least 25 individuals, consistingof ladies and kids, have passedaway after traffickers intentionally capsized their boat off the Indian Ocean country of Comoros, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The boat sank late on Friday inbetween the Comoros island of Anjouan, or Ndzuani, and the French island of Mayotte, on an often-used migration path on which thousands of individuals have lost their lives in current years, the IOM stated in a declaration on Monday.
Fishermen saved 5 survivors on Saturday earlymorning. The survivors stated the boat had brought about 30 individuals of various citizenships, consistingof 7 females and at least 6 young kids.
“IOM Comoros is saddened to hear about the deaths of at least 25 individuals after their boat was intentionally capsized by traffickers off Comoros Islands, inbetween Anjouan and Mayotte on Friday night,” the declaration stated.
Anjouan, one of the 3 islands that make up the impoverished country of Comoros, lies about 70km (44 miles) northwest of Mayotte, which endedupbeing a department of France in 2011.
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