06/07/2011 10:13
Red Sea boat sinking kills 197
About 200 people drowned in the Red Sea when a boat carrying migrants to Saudi Arabia sank off the Sudanese coast, Sudanese media say.
Only three people had been rescued, according to the Sudanese Media Centre.
A fire broke out on board the boat, which was trying to smuggle people to Saudi Arabia, the agency reported.
The boat had launched from Sudan's Red Sea State, carrying migrants from neighboring countries.
The Red Sea is a well-known trafficking route to Saudi Arabia and Yemen, BBC reported.