Saturday 28 September 2013

Asylum seekers drown on way to Australia

news.com.au - At least 22 people, mostly children, are confirmed drowned after the boat, which was believed to be carrying about 120 passengers, sank in rough seas on Friday off the coast of Java.One of the passengers, a Lebanese man, had reportedly lost his pregnant wife and eight children in the disaster.Just 25 of those aboard had been rescued before efforts to locate survivors were postponed last night due to failing light.

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