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Twenty Five dead in Libyan migrant boat

August 1, 2011

A boat that was crossing from the North Africa to a small land of Italy the Lampedusa has reported to carry dead bodies of twenty five males on the board. According to the news the fifty feet long boat was carrying nearly three hundred people on it. Thirty six among them were the ladies and there were twenty one children on it. The people found dead are only the young men. The boat was approached by the rescuers a few miles back the exact location. According to the captain the boat was set sail two days back. A passenger on the board called for help to the rescue team. The boat was found by the financial police helicopter and then was approached by the patrolling team. When they reached it, the boat was observed to be damaged. It had suffered a breakdown so on urgent basis the migrants were transferred to the motor launches. During all this shifting the police found twenty five dead bodies in it. The reason to their death is described that these people have boarded on the boat firstly and were in the lowest part of the boat. Loss of oxygen and choking is described as the main reason behind their death.

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