Main Island of Java: Asylum Seekers

asylum seekers: JAKARTA, Indonesia - A boat carrying dozens of asylum seekers sank off the coast of Indonesia's main island of Java on Friday, killing at least 21 people, an official said. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Some survivors told officials that more than 100 asylum seekers from Lebanon, Pakistan and Iraq were believed to be aboard the boat, but the exact number of passengers was not known, Bakti said. Survivors said the boat was headed for Australia's Christmas Island. In this photo taken with a mobile phone, villagers stand around the bodies of the victims of a boat that sank off Java island, on Sinarlaut beach in Agrabinta, West Java, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013.The boat carrying dozens of asylum seekers sank en route to Australia off the coast of Indonesia's main island of Java on Friday, an official said. AP Photo Twenty-five people were rescued and transported to the Sukabumi immigration office for identification, said Cianjur police chief Lt. Col. Dedy Kusuma Bakti. The search for survivors was continuing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.