17 Eritrean refugees Sank in Setit River
GIC
27/1/2008
17 Eritrean sank in the Setit River (atbara), on 23 January, while they trying to cross, by boat, into the other side, in an attempt to escape from alshagarab Camp, Which has become very crowded from Eritrean refugees, source said to GIC toady, the boat sank in the river as a result of excess cargo and severe storms, source added.
It is noteworthy that the UNHCR established a new camp in Alshagrab to accommodate new refugees, where sources close to UNHCR office said that 2500 Eritrean Fled to Sudan within the past month