Raia 7 wa Ethiopia wafamaji katika eneo la Pwani ya Tanzania. Walikuwa wakisafiri kinyemela kwenda Afrika Kusini katika Boti iliyokuwa imebeba watu 13
Kwa mujibu wa Kamanda wa Polisi wa Mkoa wa Tanga, RPC Edward Bukombe amesema kuwa Boti ilipinduka katika eneo la mpaka bahari kati ya Tanzania na Kenya
Watu wengine 12 waliokuwa kwenye Boti hiyo ni raia wa Ethiopia lakini Nahodha wa Boti hiyo bado hajajulikana uraia wake na mpaka sasa hajulikani aliko
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Tanga Regional Police Commander Edward Bukombe said the boat went down early on Monday off the Indian Ocean near Tanzania’s maritime border with Kenya.
“Of the people onboard, 12 were Ethiopians and another person, who was the boat captain, (his) nationality has not been identified because he is still missing.
“Seven people died in the accident and five have been rescued,” Bukombe told Reuters.
He said they were still searching for the missing person.
Bukombe said Tanzania’s immigration service was in touch with the Ethiopian Embassy to arrange proper burial arrangements for the dead and decide on how to deal with those rescued at sea.
“After questioning the survivors told us that they were going to South Africa,” he said.
Bukombe added that investigators had yet to identify those who had organised and financed the trip, saying the missing captain could have helped much more with the investigation.
He said it was not unusual for Tanzanian police to intercept and detain Ethiopian migrants on their way to South Africa, though migration was more common overland than by sea.
Source: Citizen Kenya
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