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Apr

2024

Twenty-one dead, 23 missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast, UN agency official says

TWENTY-ONE migrants died and another 23 are missing after a boat carrying 77 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the second such incident in two weeks, the United Nations migration agency said. The boat's occupants included children, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a post on social media platform X. Tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa, especially from Ethiopia and Somalia, leave the continent through Djibouti, aiming to reach Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations to find work, according to IOM. Many fail, and thousands are stranded in Yemen where they live in…

Apr

2022

By The African Mirror

Tunisian Olympic sailor (17) dies after boat capsizes

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TUNISIAN sailor Eya Guezguez, who competed in the Tokyo Olympics last year, has died at age 17 after her boat capsized while training at sea with her twin sister Sarra, who survived the accident, the International Olympic Committee said. The IOC said that the pair's vessel capsized on Sunday as a result of strong winds while they were training with the Tunisian national team. The IOC did not specify where the accident occurred. Guezguez competed alongside her twin in Tokyo in the 49er FX event. In a statement, IOC President Thomas Bach called Guezguez "an inspiring talent and role model…

Apr

2022

By The African Mirror

Seven bodies recovered, a dozen missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria

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AT least seven bodies were recovered and about a dozen people were missing after a boat carrying mostly women and children capsized in north-central Nigeria, residents said. Two residents in Guni village in Niger state said the passengers on the boat were trying to escape from gunmen who had attacked their village in the Munya local government area. Gangs known locally as bandits have been terrorising areas of northern Nigeria in recent years, forcing thousands to flee and perpetrating mass kidnappings for ransom. Guni resident Kabiru Musa told Reuters by phone that his wife and 7-year-old child were among more…

Dec

2021

By The African Mirror

29 Nigerian students die in boat tragedy

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A boat carrying Nigerian students capsized in Kano state in northern Nigeria, killing at least 29, local officials told Reuters on Wednesday. The boat on the Watari dam was carrying roughly 40 students from an Islamic school, most of whom were under 18, and capsized around 5:30 local time Tuesday evening, a local government official said. Kano state fire service spokesperson Saminu Yusuf Abdullahi said rescuers had recovered 29 dead bodies. "What we know is that the boat was overloaded," Abdullahi said. Local government official Aminu Bello Gogori said seven students had been rescued and were receiving hospital treatment. Two…