Castro Posted January 10, 2007 10 Jan 10, 2007, 09:58 SANAA, 10 Jan 2007 (IRIN) - Ninety of the 140 missing Somali migrants to Yemen have been buried in mass graves in the Bir Ali area of Shabwa after their bodies were found floating off the coast, members of the Somali community in the capital, Sana’a, said on Wednesday. The head of the Somali community, Mohammed Ali Hersi, called for greater efforts to find the remaining migrants still missing at sea. “It is really a terrible mishap and we feel very sorry for those who died and those who are still missing,” he said. Hersi added that the survivors were in a miserable condition, and that not all of them had been sent to the refugee reception centre in Mayfa'a, Shabwa. “There are still some survivors in Bir Ali, left without shelter and anyone to care for them. Among them are four children, who lost their parents during the December incident,” he said. On 27 December, four boats carrying 515 Somalis and Ethiopians capsized off the Yemeni coast after crossing the Gulf of Aden, claiming 17 people, and 140 went missing. Two of the smugglers' boats had reportedly offloaded their passengers and were then fired on by Yemeni security forces, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a statement issued on 28 December, adding that the smugglers returned fire. Survivors said they came from the troubled areas of Bur-Hakaba, Baidoa and Beletweyne in central Somalia. Many claimed that they had fled the conflict between the Ethiopian-backed Transitional Federal Government and the Union of Islamic Courts. There are 84,000 Somali refugees registered in Yemen. Of these 23,000 arrived in the country in 2006; more than 360 died entering the country and 300 were missing at sea. Garowe Online Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted January 10, 2007 Inalinahi wainilayhi-rajicun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fanisha Posted January 10, 2007 Yaa rab, Ilaahoow Umadaada u miciin. Aamiin! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Che -Guevara Posted January 10, 2007 Alla Ha unaxariisto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sophist Posted January 10, 2007 Inaalilaahi Wa inaa Ileyhi Raajicuun!. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taleexi Posted January 10, 2007 Ilaahay ha inoo naxariisto.. waxaa iyo wax kadaranba filo markaad isu daraato! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allamagan Posted January 11, 2007 Allaha u wada naxariisto. Dad wada go'yey! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wisdom_Seeker Posted January 11, 2007 May they rest in peace... The TFG should be ashamed, they didn't even consider the fate of people the claim to be representing before bring Ethiopian Troops and MIGs into Somalia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NASSIR Posted January 11, 2007 May Allah take them to the Janna. They were escaping from the anarchic situation of Somalia. One of the reasons I will advocate for the establishment of a central government to bring Somalia's anarchy to an end, something that warmongers aren't aware of. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacpher Posted January 11, 2007 You mean Melez and his puppet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wisdom_Seeker Posted January 11, 2007 The warmongers is the Government. How do you folks anticipate killers, warlords, and thieves to build a government based on justice and equality in Somalia? I have never seen people who have given up on what is morally right because of their tribal adoration. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
