27 Dead After Asylum Boat Smashes onto Australia's Christmas Island

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A boat full of refugees smashed onto a rugged part of Australia's Christmas Island during wild seas on Wednesday. 41 refugees were rescued but onlookers looked on helplessly at their struggle. 27 are confirmed dead.

Witnesses on Australia's Christmas Island could do little to help as a wooden boat full of refugees was driven onto rocks in stormy seas.

27 are confirmed dead, but 41 have been rescued according to Customs officials.

Up to 80 people were on board.

[Wayne Swan, Acting Prime Minister]:
"It's very difficult conditions, very difficult weather. We have naval and customs vessels in the area and the rescue is ongoing."

Residents threw life jackets into the sea, but one woman who saw the drama unfold in the Indian Ocean said they were powerless to do more.

[Ingrid, Witness]:
"It was terrifying to watch it. There was nothing, nothing we can do. You don't know, they were lying down, obviously they were very very sick, some of them weren't even moving, some of them were very sick. I saw children on that boat and I could hear children screaming."

The people on board are believed to be from Iran and Iraq.

Christmas Island is a common destination for refugee boats and is home to Australia's main offshore immigration detention center.

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[imperatorofman]

@cameron197040 Australia began as a penal colony of criminals and people seeking asylum somewhere new. one day you may be the one seeking asylum.

[SuperAstrayGirl]

@MsTsarbomba Your report card came in for this term. I'm sorry to say you have Failed at Life again. Though you Passed 'Baww' with flying colours.

[soullavee]

If an unauthorized person jumps the fence into your garden and hurts himself, who is liable? should you be blamed for the unauthorized entry? this is a simple logic that some Australians refuse to understand. stop pretending to be this self righteous all caring, oh loss of lives..blah blah..fuck, we are pushing 8Billion people, all deaths are welcomed, but to carry on like this as if we are responsible for an illegal intruder is rubbish!

[Soundgarden8497]

@imperatorofman the aboriginals weren't a civilisation they had 40,000 years and did nothing, Australia was fundamentally an uninhabited land. We've built Australia and established its identity. It's now a civilisation and it's being invaded.

[imperatorofman]

@Soundgarden8497 England settled it and took it from the Aboriginals. Perhaps now its biting them in the ass as other people settle their land.

[Soundgarden8497]

@imperatorofman ENGLAND SETTLED THIS COUNTRY, AUSTRALIA IS ESTABLISHED AND BELONGS TO EUROPEANS. WE DONT WANT TO SPONSOR LABOR'S CHARITY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, MOST OF WHOM ARE MUSLIMS AND HATE US. I DONT WANT MY TAX DOLLARS GOING TO THE FUCKING BOAT PEOPLE. WE HAVE ENOUGH POOR OF OUR OWN TO LOOK AFTER. FUCK OFF WE ARE COMPLETELY FULL.

[oxopig]

@imperatorofman no rofman before the third world invasion commenced we were self sufficient and socially cohesive. We dont want "diversity" and we certainly dont want the White genocide. Btw genocide is a hanging offence. The politicians, lawyers and bureaucrats who are responsible for the multiculture and attendent White genocide will one day be held to account.

[lehong1963]

good, hope they all smash !!!!

[MrZzr12]

I guess that must be my fault as I am middle class white and am responsible for all the ills of the world. Well this white didnt sleep with your woman so I am not responsible you are so if your children die then the answer is to STOP fucking breeding and take responsibility for your own destiny

[hubhubble]

bad luck