The victims were emigrants from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka who had paid between $6,000 and $8,000 for their passage to Europe.
كان الضحايا مهاجرين من پاكستان ،‏ سري لانكا ،‏ والهند ،‏ دفعوا ما بين ٠٠٠‏,٦ و ٠٠٠‏,٨ دولار اميركي لينتقلوا الى اوروپا .‏