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Somali beauty-salon owner dies trying to reach French island of Mayotte

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Fathi Hussein , 26 , died on boat bound for French island of Mayotte after deal with smugglers went wrong.

Fathi 's family learned of her death from fellow Somalis who had been rescued by fishermen off Madagascar .

Hundreds of migrants are believed to die each year trying to make it to the tiny French island.

Somalia 's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi , says that his government is making efforts to contact the survivors and to bring them back home.

Fathi ’s family say they reported to the authorities a smuggler they suspect their daughter had contact with in Mogadishu and he was arrested.

Samira says the pain of not knowing how her sister felt in her final moments will stay with her forever.

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69

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68

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23

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informal

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English

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38

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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