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From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Mon Jul 25 2011 - 08:22:43 EDT
http://www.sunatimes.com/view.php?id=1232
18 immigrants die along the border between Djibouti and Somaliland Published
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Officials from Djibouti have reportedly arrived at the scene of mass-death
to collect bodies
Djibouti (Sunatimes) Eighteen Oromo immigrants from Ethiopia have died of
thirst and starvation along the border between Djibouti and Somaliland in
the past few days.
Lowya�ade deputy district officer, Sa�id Abdirahman and other residents in
the area have confirmed the bodies of eighteen dead immigrants inside the
neighbouring Djabouti along the border with Somaliland�s Sanag district.
The officer said all the dead bodies were Oromos from the neighbouring
Ethiopia, saying that there were no Somalis among the dead immigrants.
Reports from the area says the immigrants believed to be on their way to
Djibouti have died of thirst and starvation at Banka Geriyad area (plain of
death) along the border between Djibouti and Seyla� district of Somaliland.
The bodies of all the eighteen ill-fated illegal immigrants have been found
on the other side of Djibouti, nearing Somaliland border with Djibouti.
Officials from Djibouti have reportedly arrived at the scene of mass-death
to collect bodies for burials and look for others who could be alive and
hiding in the area.
Illegal immigrants from Ethiopian, Eritrea and Somalia escaping joblessness
and political instability in their countries, normally treks between
Somaliland and Djibouti without food and water, in search of jobs and decent
life, sometimes bypassing settlements and towns along the coast of Red Sea
to avoid interceptions by local authorities in the area in fear of
deportation, thus risks their lives.
By Muhiima Ahmed
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