Friday, September 15, 2006
Nightmare 12 days at sea seeking Canaries haven
Oumar Farougou Diallo, a 17-year-old Guinean, still trembles at the memory of his dozen days spent at sea crammed with dozens of others into a fishing boat precariously heading for the relative haven of Spain's Canary Islands.
Oumar's mother sold off her cows at home to pay his passage and is now counting on him to make a new life and feed the whole family back home.
Nightmare 12 days at sea seeking Canaries haven
