Over 100 Somali fishermen feared killed by waves
More than 100 Somali fishermen are presumed dead as a result of deadly tsunamis tidal waves that battered the country's coast over the weekend, a presidential spokesman told AFP on Monday.
"The number of missing people, who are assumed to be dead, is more than 100 along the coastline at the Indian Ocean in the regional state of Puntland," Yusuf Ismail Baribari, a spokesman for Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, told AFP.
"They went fishing as usual early yesterday morning and have not returned because of the tragedy," he added.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Baribari said the fishermen came from the Gara'g, Haafun and other villages in northeastern Puntland region and sailed to the sea with small wooden boats called dhows, which they use for fishing.
"We are appealing for immediate humanitarian assistance," Baribari said.
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