Boat carrying 25 migrants sinks off Algerian coast
KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – On June 4, a boat carrying about 25 migrants, most of them from the city of Kobani, northern Syria, including women and children, sank off the Algerian shores, while they were riding the sea, hoping to reach the Spanish shores.
The boat set off from the shore of the city of al-Arhat of the Algerian state of Tipaza, towards Spain, and it was reported that it had sunk hours later.
One child from Kobani survived among the passengers of the boat.
Muhammad Rasho from Kobani, the father of the child who survived the drowning, told North Press on Tuesday that the boat set off on June 4 at 2 am, and sank after they entered about 30 km deep into the sea.
Rasho added that his son Mahmoud, 17 years old, contacted them on Monday, via a phone belonging to the Algerian security authorities, and confirmed that he was rescued by the Algerian Coast Guard.
The boat was carrying three families from Kobani, including men, women, and children, in addition to two young men, according to the father who cited his son.
Rasho indicated that his child is still with the Algerian security authorities, after he lost his passport and phone at sea.
Rasho implored humanitarian organizations to help his son and return him back home.
On March 4, a boat carrying 25 people – most of them Syrians – sank off the coast of the city of Tobruk, in Libya’s east, killing 16 Syrian migrants heading to Europe.