Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- They had gambled with their lives to journey from as far as Iraq and Lebanon in search of a better life. But for 22 people the wager ended in death off the coast of Indonesia, after their vessel capsized, a government spokesman said Saturday. Many children lay among the lifeless bodies authorities pulled from the seas of the coast off West Java. But 28 others emerged alive from the waters and received treatment for minor injuries at a hospital in Cianjur, said Martinus Sitompol, an Indonesian government spokesman. Rescuers continue to search for 30 more people believed to be on the boat, when it overturned. Their fate is yet uncertain. Many of them likely lie buried far beneath the waves.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 17:51:23 +0000
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