Eighteen illegal immigrants drowned in waters near Comoros

According to the 19th report from the Comoros Department of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, 18 illegal immigrants drowned in the waters near Comoros. The Comoros Department of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said that among the victims, 15 were from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 3 were from Burundi, and another 30 were successfully rescued. According to local media reports, these illegal immigrants had originally planned to go to Mayotte, a French overseas territory, but the “snakehead” falsely claimed that they had arrived at their destination when they reached the northern waters of the island of Grande Comore near Comoros, and then abandoned them. ( Xinhua News Agency )

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