Afrigather Malawi on Thursday unearthed 4 extra our bodies following the grim discovery of a grave containing the stays of 25 males suspected to be Ethiopian migrants, police mentioned.
The newest finds have been made at 4 separate places some two kilometres (1.2 miles) from the mass grave, bringing the toll up to now to 29.
The lifeless are suspected to be migrants heading for South Africa — the continent’s most industrialised economic system and a magnet for poor employees from elsewhere on the continent.
“Malawi is a rustic of transit for migrants from the Horn of Africa travelling alongside what is named the Southern Route from as far north as Ethiopia in a bid to succeed in South Africa seeking employment,” mentioned the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM).
It mentioned in a press release that the newest tragedy highlighted the “pressing want” to sort out the complexities of irregular migration.
“Irregular migration alongside the Southern Route facilitated by an intricate community of smugglers and traffickers is fraught with hazard,” the IOM wrote.
Investigators discovered the 4 our bodies whereas combing the world, police spokesman Peter Kalaya informed AFP.
Villagers within the northern space of Mzimba, about 250 kilometres north of the capital Lilongwe, chanced on the mass grave whereas gathering wild honey in a forest earlier this week.
Police mentioned proof gathered from the positioning on Wednesday indicated the 25 victims have been Ethiopian males aged between 25 and 40.
Kalaya mentioned that between January and September this yr, authorities had intercepted 221 unlawful immigrants, 186 of whom have been Ethiopians.
