39 killed after migrants boat capsized off Yemen shores

Published June 11th, 2024 - 08:23 GMT
Yemen
African illegal immigrants sit on a boat in the southern port city of Aden on September 26, 2016, before being deported to Somalia. Yemeni authorities deported from Aden at least 220 African illegal immigrants, mainly Ethiopians, security officials said. The migrants had been rounded up over the past two weeks and were put on a ship bound for Somalia, from where they apparently came. (Photo by SALEH AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

ALBAWABA - According to a report by the International Organization for Migration, a boat carrying 200 migrants sank off Yemen, leaving at least 39 dead in the latest disaster on the perilous migration route, the UN agency said. 

"Tragic incident off #Yemen coast: Boat with 260 migrants sank yesterday. 39 dead, 150 missing, 71 survivors" The International Organization for Migration reported on Monday that 39 people had died, 150 were missing, and 71 had survived the sinking.

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