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More than twenty Indonesian migrants died trying to reach Malaysia when their boat capsized on December 15. This is far from an isolated tragedy in the region, say our Observers, who work to help the Indonesians taking these illegal migration routes in the hopes of finding work in Malaysia.
It was around 4:30am on the morning of December 15, 2021 when the small boat finally capsized off the coast of Malaysia, after being rocked by stormy seas churned up by the monsoon season. The boat, built for about 30 people, was carrying about 50 Indonesian migrants attempting to reach Johor state in southwestern Malaysia.
At least 21 people died in the shipwreck, with a further 16 reported missing. Only 13 people were rescued, according to the latest numbers, by local rescue workers, who stopped their search for survivors on December 19.
Images shared by rescue services and the Johor coast guard show teams pulling the boat, which is flipped over, out of the stormy seas. Other images show several body bags containing the remains of the victims laid out on the beach.
Johor’s coast guard shared several photos and videos of the rescue operations on their Facebook page between December 15 and 19.
Malaysie : 5 autres corps ont été retrouvés un jour après qu’un bateau soupçonné de transporter des sans-papiers a chaviré au large de l’État de Johor, dans le sud de la Malaisie, portant à 16 le nombre de morts dans l’accident.https://t.co/K4yN1wVZmQ pic.twitter.com/dZtA4NuIRP
— Rebecca Rambar (@RebeccaRambar) December 16, 2021
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Source : france24
