Two mothers faced ‘worst day of their lives’ after sons die off Co Donegal coast

Two mothers in Co Donegal faced the “worst day of their lives ” after two teenage boys died off the coast.

Matt Sibanda, 18, originally from Zimbabwe, and Emmaneul Familola, 16, originally from Nigeria, were understood to be playing football on Saturday when they went into the sea after a ball, and Влязоха в усложнение.

Тялото на г -н Сибанда беше възобновено от Лоф Суили в събота вечерта, до момента в който Емануил беше избавен и отведен в университетската болница Letterkenny, само че умря в ранните часове на неделя.

бдение се организира в памет Londonderry.

И двамата младежи живееха със фамилиите си в обособени интернационалните центрове за отбрана в Бункрана.

Рут Гарви-Уилямс, от читалището, което тя поддържа търсенето на леговище Г -н Сибанда като „ прелестен млад мъж, благ и грижлив “ и доста добър студент, който се канеше да вземе напускането си и с неспокойствие очакваше колежа. She said Emmanuel was a “gentle giant ” who volunteered at The Exchange, and looked out for others.

“This is a such a dreadful tragedy to hit our community, and especially for those who are asylum seekers, who come here for safety… and have faced the worst day of their life with a loss, both mothers, the loss of their eldest son, so there’s heartbreak, absolute heartbreak here, ” she told the BBC.

“These are amazing people who have fled terrible tragedies in their home countries, and have come to find safety here in Buncrana, and then to face this – it is every mother’s worst nightmare. ”

She paid tribute to the wider Buncrana community for rallying around the families, adding the response has been “heart-warming ”.