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750 victims of MV Barima being helped – President

By Staff Editor Mon, September 14 2026, 4:07 PM GMT-4

At a press conference today, President Irfaan Ali disclosed that 750 victims of the July 18 MV Barima disaster are being assisted by the government’s HEART relief initiative.

Ali announced that $122m has already been disbursed to these persons.

The President also disclosed that 20 families will be provided with land and turn key homes. The total cost of this will be $73.99m.

Broad support is being provided to affected children and assistance is being offered with the recovery of documents etc.

He also disclosed that a legal team is advising victims of the tragedy on their rights and what they can expect in the medium term and long term and how the financing support will be structured.

Concerns will be raised as to whether the victims have their own legal advice to prevent them being made to sign documents that are not in their interest. This had been a major issue as it related to the victims of the Mahdia dormitory fire tragedy in 2023.

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