Tuesday 5 July 2011

197 dead in Sudan boat tragedy

197 people have been killed after a boat caught fire off the coast of Sudan and sank. Only 3 survived. 

The boat was Yemeni-owned and was carrying non-Sudanese illegal immigrants to Saudi Arabia. 4 Yemenis have been arrested. (Presumably the owners.)


http://thenewsportal.net/?p=1043842

Source:
http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2011/07/06/soudan-197-migrants-se-noient-apres-un-incendie-sur-leur-bateau_1545250_3212.html#xtor=RSS-3208001?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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