Two Sudanese, six Somalis drown as boat from Indonesia to Australia sinks

28/11/2013 15:15

Two Sudanese and six Somalis drowned when a boat carrying 66 illegal immigrants sank. A Sudanese boat passenger reported to Radio Dabanga that on Thursday 66 migrants of various nationalities boarded a boat on the Indonesian island of Sebuku. It was bound for Australia. Each of them had paid $4,000. Of the 17 Sudanese, two drowned: Mohamed Sharif Nuredda’im (1987) from the area of Disa in North Darfur and Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed (1982) from Blue Nile. Their bodies are still missing. The Sudanese said they were forced to migrate out of their homeland due to the difficult economic circumstances. He hopes that those responsible at the Sudanese government will help the survivors of the boat, since they are in very difficult circumstances. File photo (news.com.au)

Two Sudanese and six Somalis drowned when a boat carrying 66 illegal immigrants sank.

A Sudanese boat passenger reported to Radio Dabanga that on Thursday 66 migrants of various nationalities boarded a boat on the Indonesian island of Sebuku. It was bound for Australia. Each of them had paid $4,000.

Of the 17 Sudanese, two drowned: Mohamed Sharif Nuredda’im (1987) from the area of Disa in North Darfur and Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed (1982) from Blue Nile. Their bodies are still missing.

The Sudanese said they were forced to migrate out of their homeland due to the difficult economic circumstances. He hopes that those responsible at the Sudanese government will help the survivors of the boat, since they are in very difficult circumstances.

File photo (news.com.au)