A makeshift boat carrying 11 undocumented migrants reportedly capsized at sea between Anjouan and Mayotte on Sunday, August 16, 2026, resulting in one death among the passengers. The survivors allegedly accused a Comorian coast guard patrol of deliberately causing the tragedy by attempting to stop the vessel against the captain's wishes. The tragedy occurred at sea on Sunday in the approximately 70-kilometer stretch of water that forms the borde…
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A makeshift boat carrying 11 undocumented migrants reportedly capsized at sea between Anjouan and Mayotte on Sunday, August 16, 2026, resulting in one death among the passengers. The survivors allegedly accused a Comorian coast guard patrol of deliberately causing the tragedy by attempting to stop the vessel against the captain's wishes. The tragedy occurred at sea on Sunday in the approximately 70-kilometer stretch of water that forms the borde…