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Algeria: six migrants die in the sinking of their boat

2022-08-08T10:20:16.235Z


Six migrants died near the Algerian coast after their boat sank on Monday August 8, while six others were rescued and...


Six migrants died near the Algerian coast after their boat sank on Monday (August 8th), while six others were rescued and others are missing, local television reported.

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Six bodies were recovered, and six injured people, including a pregnant woman, were transferred to Bainem hospital

" west of Algiers, according to private television Ennahar.

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The boat, on board which were nationals of various sub-Saharan African countries trying to cross the Mediterranean, capsized around 4:00 a.m. (03:00 GMT) near Bainem a few kilometers west of the city center. of Algiers, she said.

Search and rescue operations are continuing to find other missing persons, according to images broadcast by television.

Different reports published by the Algerian Ministry of Defense indicate that between January 1 and August 2, the coastguards "

thwarted attempts at illegal emigration

" - generally to Spain - and rescued 2,352 people aboard craft boats.

Source: lefigaro

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