At least 112 migrants have died when a boat carrying Ethiopians and Somalians sank off the coast of the Somaliland autonomous region in northern Somalia.
The sinking occurred on Friday after the vessel suffered technical problems, said regional health department official Abdurahman Yasin.
Ahmed Abdi Falay, the chairman or governor of Sanag region, said the boat, which had started its journey from the port of Bossaso two weeks ago and was heading to an unidentified port in the Arabian Peninsula, was discovered by the Somaliland Coast Guard.
“The coast guard rescued 75 people and local residents spotted 112 bodies” that were washed ashore, he added.
The injured are being treated at a health centre in the nearby town of Berbera.
Every year, thousands of people die in the waters off the coast of Africa while trying to reach Yemen in order to escape conflict ridden situations and poor economic prospects at home.
Somalians, Eritreans and Ethiopians make up for most of the migrants who look to cross the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea trying to reach Yemen.
Source: Agencies.
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