The U.N. International Organization for Migration says a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing.
A migrant boat sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, UN agency sayson the 320-kilometer journey across the Gulf of Aden when it sank Monday off Yemen’s southern coast, the IOM said in a statement.It said search efforts were continuing and so far 71 had been rescued. Among the dead were 31 women and six children, it said.from the East Africa and the Horn of Africa trying to reach Gulf countries for work.
To reach Yemen, migrants are taken by smugglers on often dangerous, overcrowded boats across the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden. In April, at least 62 people died in two shipwrecks off the coast of Djibouti as they tried to reach Yemen. The IOM said at least 1,860 people have died or disappeared along the route, including 480 who drowned.
Monday’s sinking “is another reminder of the urgent need to work together to address urgent migration challenges and ensure the safety and security of migrants along migration routes,” said IOM spokesperson Mohammedali Abunajela.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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