Boat sinks off Sudan 'killing 197 migrants'
LONDON. July 6. KAZINFORM About 200 people drowned in the Red Sea when a boat carrying migrants to Saudi Arabia sank off the Sudanese coast, Sudanese media say; Kazinform refers to BBC News.
Only three people had been rescued, according to the Sudanese Media Centre, a state-linked news agency.
A fire broke out on board the boat, which was trying to smuggle people to Saudi Arabia, the agency reported.
The boat had launched from Sudan's Red Sea State, carrying migrants from neighbouring countries, it said.
Most of those on board were from Chad, Nigeria, Somalia, and Eritrea, SMC reported, adding that efforts were continuing to find survivors.
Four Yemenis who allegedly owned the boat had been arrested in Port Sudan state, the report added; Kazinform cites BBC News.
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