MOGADISHU, Somalia: Twenty-four people died after two boats capsized off the Madagascar coast in the Indian Ocean, Somalia\u2019s government said Sunday.
\nSomalia\u2019s Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi said 46 people were rescued.
\n\u201cWe are working tirelessly to ensure the survivors are brought back home safely and provided with the necessary care,\u201d he said.
\nMost of the passengers were young Somalis, and their intended destination remains unclear. Many young Somalis embark every year on dangerous journeys in search of better opportunities abroad.
\nA delegation led by the Somali ambassador to Ethiopia is scheduled to travel to Madagascar on Monday to investigate the incident and coordinate efforts to help survivors.
\nFiqi also said Sunday that Somalia\u2019s ambassador to Morocco will look into a separate report of Somali youth stranded on Morocco\u2019s coastline. It is not clear when the Morocco incident took place and Fiqi did not provide details.
\nThe UN migration agency has in the past raised concern over rising cases of irregular migration from the Horn of Africa countries as people flee from conflict and drought.
\nIn April, 38 migrants died and 22 others were rescued from a shipwreck off Djibouti on a popular route to Yemen. Most of those rescued were of Somali and Ethiopian nationalities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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