28 bodies found after sinking of migrant boats off Djibouti

(JOHANNESBURG) – The US migration agency said that 28 bodies were found after the disappearance of about 130 migrants off Djibouti when two boats capsized.

According to a statement, the coastguards of this small country in East Africa continue their search and rescue operations after Tuesday's accident. According to eyewitnesses, heavy waves tipped the overcrowded boats about half an hour after their departure.

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The Migration Agency said its team had found an 18-year-old survivor who allegedly took the boat with 130 other people, including 16 women. There were no immediate details on the second boat.

Thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa region leave each year from Djibouti to cross the Bab al-Mandab Strait towards the Arabian Peninsula in the hope of finding work in rich countries. of the Gulf.

Most of them are Ethiopians.

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