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Wednesday, 6 May 2015

40 migrants drown in latest Mediterranean accident

40 migrants, mostly Africans and Syrians, drowned after a boat carrying them to Italy deflated in the Mediterranean sea on Sunday May 3rd. This comes few weeks after over 700 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean sea, a situation described as the worst massacre ever seen in the Mediterranean.
According to international aid organization, Save the Children, survivors from the incident said they were 137 onboard the boat and as they got to Sicily in Italy, their boat deflated. Some of the boat occupants who could not swim, jumped into the sea and drowned.


One of the survivors, Astoy Fall Dia from Senegal, told AP she managed to survive because she knew how to swim and held on to the dinghy(boat).
"There was the big ship there and they threw down ropes, someone grabbed on to the rope, all the other people started pushing to try to save themselves but then people started falling in the water."she said
At least 1,829 people have died so far this year trying to cross the Mediterranean.

43 comments:

  1. Omg..may their souls rest in peace

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  2. All in the search for a greener pastures. May their soul rest in peace

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  3. Don't these people learn?!!

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  4. DS SEA HAS TEKEN SO MANY LYFS I WSH DRE WER OTHER ROUTES PPLE CAN FOLLOW....RIP TO DEM....TOMJERRYSWIT

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  5. This Mediterranean sea must have a legion of spirits hovering over it.It keeps" plucking " humans with reckless abandon.#sad

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  6. Una nor dey go house abi them send una message? RIP to the dead

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  7. Passing through that root over seas is bad. How many times will it be spell out.

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  8. OMG! So tragic, and I pray God grant their families d fortitude to bear their loss.

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  9. Na by. False 2 go over sea,haba y can't dey stay in dr country nd try 2 survive instead of putting dier life at risk,dis is terrible...

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  10. This so sad and despite the fact that people are dying, people still embark on this voyage in search of greener pastures.

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  11. What a tragedy, may their souls rest in peace.
    Something ought to be done to stop these migrants, the rate of death is alarming.

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

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  12. money in the bank6 May 2015 at 09:06

    this is really bad for the image and respect of Africa.African leaders most start looking into this art, is tool bad may their soul rest in peace

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  13. What are this people looking for that they can stay in their country..

    The mediterranean sea has really consume a lot of people this year

    RIP to the departed soul





    ...JOSHSAYSO...LIB...FAN

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  14. Dis mediterranean again

    http://thelifeofaldorable.blogspot.com/?m=1

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  15. Europeans are deflating these boats, killing innocent pple. Why must this always happen on their coast? considering how far these pple have traveled from. The blood of these innocent pple will be their head and that of their children. The wrath of God is surely coming if indeed this is true.

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  16. Europeans are deflating these boats, killing innocent pple. Why must this always happen on their coast? considering how far these pple have traveled from. The blood of these innocent pple will be their head and that of their children. The wrath of God is surely coming if indeed this is true.

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  17. This is heartbreaking. Can the stop it already, why must they still embark on such a journey after what happened few days ago.

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    Too bad...

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  19. Very sad. Linda please post comments on time...been waiting since!

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  20. Are people so stupid abi na desperation be dis one??? Hian! May their souls rest in peace. Linda take note!

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  21. And tomorrow again....pplewill still want to cross that same sea.........The hustling is real

    Moye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB....

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  22. Nawa ooooo!!! Dis is becoming 2 much and people still hv d deliver 2 travel by sea. Sad indeed!!!

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  23. May their souls rest in peace plus the souls of upcoming ones to drown next . Because e be like say no matter how many people drown for that water yesterday , new people go still follow the water today drown. So I wish them in advance 'rest in peace' .

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  24. May their souls rest in peace.

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  25. Na by force to go Italy? them go reach finish, begin do ashewo, funniest thing is they pay a lot of money for these boat trips o

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  26. another one?
    when will this people learn to stay off that sea that tend to be the new BAMUDA TRIANGLE

    well, may their soul RIP




    Nimelda said so.......

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  27. a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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    Every fucking body wants to run frm africa.... Serious matter i swear....
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  28. No lesson learnt y kill urself after hearing of d sad news going on

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  29. pipu dey die pipu still running nawa o

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  30. Stay @ home NO, go 2 sch no, learn a trade No, u jst choose 2 go nd waste away, na wa

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  31. RIP, I thought they would have stopped all the migration through this route

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  32. Must people travel by sea?

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