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Title: At least 56 dead as smugglers throw 300 African migrants into Yemen sea
Post by: rangerrebew on August 12, 2017, 12:55:08 pm

At least 56 dead as smugglers throw 300 African migrants into Yemen sea

Published on 11.08.2017 à 11h16 by AFP
 

At least 56 people have drowned over the past 24 hours, and dozens remain missing, after human traffickers forced 300 African migrants off two Yemen-bound boats and into the sea.

Survivors — all Ethiopian and Somali migrants — managed to make their way to Shabwa, a southern province along Yemen’s Arabian Sea coastline, the International Organization for Migration said.

The war in Yemen has left over 8,300 people dead and displaced millions since 2015, but the impoverished country continues to draw migrants from the Horn of Africa seeking work in prosperous Gulf countries further north.

http://journalducameroun.com/en/at-least-56-dead-as-smugglers-throw-300-african-migrants-into-yemen-sea-18/

Title: Re: At least 56 dead as smugglers throw 300 African migrants into Yemen sea
Post by: Fishrrman on August 12, 2017, 10:49:17 pm

Why didn't the smugglees overpower the smugglers and throw THEM into the ocean?

Title: Re: At least 56 dead as smugglers throw 300 African migrants into Yemen sea
Post by: Wingnut on August 12, 2017, 11:40:06 pm

Quote from: Fishrrman on August 12, 2017, 10:49:17 pm

Why didn't the smugglees overpower the smugglers and throw THEM into the ocean?

Learning to swim might be a prerequisite for the smugglees.

Title: Re: At least 56 dead as smugglers throw 300 African migrants into Yemen sea
Post by: dfwgator on August 12, 2017, 11:51:55 pm

Smugglers should be shot on sight and fed to the sharks.