Dozens of Ethiopian and Somali migrants have died in the waters off the breakaway Somalia region of Somaliland after their vessel failed mechanically.Ahmed Abdi Falay, the chairman or governor of Sanag region, said the boat, which started its journey from the port of Bossaso two weeks ago and was heading to an unidentified port in the Arabian Peninsula, was discovered by the Somaliland Coast Guard.
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‘The Coast Guard brought the 72 survivors and the bodies of the dead people ashore. The wounded are being treated and the dead are being buried.’
Another 96 bodies, from the same vessel, were discovered ashore by locals on Friday having been washed in with the tide, Falay added. Some three members of the crew of the stricken vessel were arrested as they tried to flee into nearby mountains and they will be