Lampedusa, Oct 04,2013 (SDN) -At least 130 Somali and Eritrean migrants have died and many more are missing after a boat carrying them to Europe sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa. A total of 103 bodies have been recovered and more have been found inside the wreck, coast guards say. Passengers reportedly threw themselves into the sea when a fire broke out on board. More than 150 of the migrants have been rescued. Most of those on board were from Eritrea and Somalia, said the UN. The boat was believed to have been carrying up to 500 people at the time and some 200 of them are unaccounted for. Italian newspapers on Friday released the names of 12 Somalis who died in the incident.
Names:
1- Muse Jamac Cabdi
2- Ilyaas Xassan Rooble
3- Fartuun Axmed
4- C/llahi
5- Najax Axmed Kaafi
6- Bulxan
7-Xamdi Cabdi Keef
8-Naciimo Xashi
9 Axmed
10- Naasir Ismail
11- Salaad baashe
12- Liiban Xaji cabdi
We will keep you posted for the latest developments of this incident.
SDN Lempedusa
