Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Sudan divers work to recover sheep carcasses from sunken ship” – below is their description.
Divers in Sudan are working to pull thousands of sheep carcasses from waters off its Red Sea coast.
The vessel, Al Badr 1, was carrying nearly 16,000 head of livestock for export from Sudan to Saudi Arabia when it sank. Several thousand more animals were loaded on board than it was meant to carry, officials said.
Rescuers are intensifying efforts to remove the remains of the animals to prevent an environmental disaster.
Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan reports from Suakin in the Sudanese Red Sea state.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a country in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula.
Saudi Arabia also has one of the world’s youngest populations, with approximately 50 percent of its population of 34.2 million being under 25 years old.
The Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Chad to the west, the Central African Republic to the southwest, South Sudan to the south, Ethiopia to the southeast, Eritrea to the east, and the Red Sea to the northeast.
Sudan’s history goes back to the Pharaonic period. Independence from the British was proclaimed on 1 January 1956.
Islam was Sudan’s state religion and Islamic laws applied from 1983 until 2020 when the country became a secular state. The economy has been described as lower-middle income and relies on oil production. Sudan is a member of the United Nations, the Arab League, African Union, COMESA, Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation.
