Somali Woman Dies in Tragic Sea Journey to Mayotte Amid Smuggling Scheme
The family of Fathi Hussein, a beauty salon owner from Mogadishu, is mourning her tragic death after a failed attempt to reach the French island of Mayotte, where she hoped for a better future. According to her stepsister, Samira, survivors reported that Fathi died of starvation after being stranded at sea for 14 days.
The family learned of her death from other Somali migrants who were rescued by fishermen off the coast of Madagascar. These survivors told them that Fathi had been aboard one of two small boats, abandoned by smugglers in the Indian Ocean. In desperate conditions, the passengers ate raw fish and drank seawater, but Fathi refused. She reportedly began hallucinating before dying, and her body was thrown into the ocean.
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