18 illegal immigrants drowned near the coast of Comoros.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Comoros, 18 illegal immigrants drowned in the waters near Comoros. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Comoros said that among the victims, 15 were from the Democratic Republic of Congo, 3 were from Burundi, and another 30 were successfully rescued. According to local media reports, these illegal immigrants had originally planned to go to Mayotte, a French overseas territory, but the "snakeheads" falsely claimed they had reached their destination and abandoned them in the waters north of Grande Comore Island in Comoros.