Australia: Australian Territory

Australian territory: An air and search continued Sunday 120 kilometres 75 nautical miles northwest of Christmas Island, an Australian territory 500 kilometres 310 miles south of Jakarta and 2,600 kilometres 1,600 miles from Perth, the nearest major Australian coastal city, Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare said, according to Globe and Mail. Up to 60 people are believed to have been aboard the boat, which was headed for Christmas Island where Australia operates a detention camp for asylum seekers, Australian Maritime Safety Authority spokeswoman Jo Meehan said. Their nationalities are unknown and A boat carrying up to 60 asylum seekers has capsized in the Indian Ocean en route to Australia, with 13 people confirmed dead and no survivors found by the fourth day of searching, an official said on Sunday. This is a terrible tragedy; our focus today is on finding people alive, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.