Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Poor Somalis risk death to flee chaos - A.P.
Asha Igal walked into a bus station in Somalia's capital Wednesday and spent a year's savings on a ticket — the first step in a journey that she knows might kill her.
Her trip started with a four-day bus ride from the capital to northern Somalia, where she'll find a ride to the bustling port city of Bossaso. From there, she hopes to pay smugglers to ferry her in a crowded, rickety boat across the treacherous Gulf of Aden, and onward to richer Arab countries were she hopes to make new life.
Last week, at least 31 people died during a similar journey when smugglers trying to flee Yemeni security forced hundreds overboard in stormy seas. Survivors said those who resisted were beaten or stabbed. ...
Asha Igal walked into a bus station in Somalia's capital Wednesday and spent a year's savings on a ticket — the first step in a journey that she knows might kill her.
Her trip started with a four-day bus ride from the capital to northern Somalia, where she'll find a ride to the bustling port city of Bossaso. From there, she hopes to pay smugglers to ferry her in a crowded, rickety boat across the treacherous Gulf of Aden, and onward to richer Arab countries were she hopes to make new life.
Last week, at least 31 people died during a similar journey when smugglers trying to flee Yemeni security forced hundreds overboard in stormy seas. Survivors said those who resisted were beaten or stabbed. ...
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