ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — The death toll rose Monday to 25 after two motorboats carrying migrants from Somalia capsized in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar, authorities said Monday. The migrants had been at sea for nearly a month hoping to reach the French island territory of Mayotte.

Twenty-four passengers were killed while 46 others survived; Somali government says it will begin evacuating survivors of two boats, which capsized off the coast of Madagascar

At least seven people died on one boat and 15 on the other, Madagascar’s Port, Maritime and River Authority (APMF) said in a statement on Friday. The boats, initially transporting 70 people together, “were victim of engine failures and drifted at sea”, it said.

At least 24 people have died after two boats carrying mostly Somali nationals capsized off Madagascar’s northern coast, local authorities confirmed. The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that 70 passengers were aboard the vessels,

At least 22 Somali citizens died when two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, Somalia's Information Minister Daud Aweis said.

At least 24 Somali nationals have tragically lost their lives after two boats carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Madagascar, local authorities have confirmed. The vessels, carrying a total of 70 passengers, were discovered adrift on Saturday in the Indian Ocean, with their engines believed to have failed.

Twenty-two people were killed after two boats carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, an official said Saturday. Somali Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union Abdullahi Warfa told state-run Radio Mogadishu that the boats were carrying 70 passengers -- all Somali nationals.

At least 22 Somali citizens perished when two migrant boats from Somalia to Mayotte capsized near Madagascar. Local authorities reported that fishermen found the boats and rescued survivors. Somalia's Information Minister declared the incident a serious issue of unlawful immigration,

At least 22 Somali citizens died when two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, Somalia's Information Minister Daud Aweis said.

Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi said at least 46 people were rescued