Migrants Rescued in Gulf of Aden
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Published: February 9, 2010
Migrants Rescued in Gulf of Aden
Seyi Oduyela
A total of 126 migrants have been rescued in the Gulf of Aden after human traffickers forced them overboard from a broken smuggling boat, according to local news correspondents. At least ten passengers are believed to have drowned. The migrants said they left northern Somalia one week ago hoping to find better lives in the Middle East or Europe. However, the human traffickers threw them overboard after their boat broke down. The survivors were spotted by Somaliland’s coast guard on Sunday and rescued by Somali fishermen. Most of the migrants were from Somalia and Ethiopia. A record 74,000 people from the unstable Horn of Africa crossed the Gulf of Aden into Yemen in 2009, according to the United Nations. More than 300 people died attempting the trip.
