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There is a lot we can do to stop this. Just a government please and everything will look better. This is a report I read from the Somali radio Shabelle on the plight of Somali immigrants who attempt to flee the war but end up in terrible sea tragedy during their voyage from the Somali coasts of Puntland to the neighboring country of Yemen. While in the sea people are forced to disembark and drown and swim to the shores of Aden, Yemen or else face the shock of getting thrown into the sea at gunpoint. Boat crew do this because they want to avoid being sighted by Yemeni Coast guards. There are cases whereby the boat is overloaded and gets capsized in the middle of the ocean or its engine goes out of order which lets the people float on the sea for many days or even weeks without eating or drinking. And the part of the story where it is terrible is that babies as young as few weeks could be among starving in the boat.

Lying dead on the red sand
Their bodies speak volumes
But nobody heeds attention
Everybody looks and shrugs
Swallowing the right words
Forcing his body to speak
By waving arms up in the air
Making unimpressive gestures
Giving the impression of
"What can I do to avoid this?"
Somalia is a nation in Shock