I hate to learn of stories about people who were so desperate that they tried to get someplace in crafts that were not seaworthy. These incidents are happening all the time as unfortunate people who are trying to get into Europe.
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Aug 30, 10:18 PM EDT TUNISIA RECOVERS BODIES OF SYRIAN BOAT MIGRANTS | ||||||||||
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- The Tunisian Coast Guard has recovered at least 41 bodies of migrants, mostly Syrians, who drowned trying to sail to Europe, a local official said Saturday. The bodies were found after a search was launched Friday after a few decomposed bodies washed up on shore suggesting the sinking of another boat carrying migrants from North Africa to Europe, seeking a better life. Mustapha Abdel Kebir, the mayor of Ben Guerdane, a border town with Libya, said that identity papers recovered from the bodies indicate that most were Syrian and the dead included women and children. Abdel Kebir said the boat was most likely an overcrowded zodiac - essentially an inflatable raft - that likely sailed from Libya before sinking and the currents washed the bodies up on Tunisian shores. |
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