At least 68 African migrants killed after boat capsizes off Yemen coast, U.N. says
Summary
At least 68 African migrants died after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen. The boat, carrying 154 Ethiopian migrants, sank in the Gulf of Aden. Only 12 migrants survived, while the rest remain missing.Key Facts
- A boat carrying 154 Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen's coast.
- At least 68 migrants died, and 74 others are missing.
- Very few survived; only 12 migrants made it safely.
- The incident occurred in the Gulf of Aden, near the southern Yemeni province of Abyan.
- Bodies were found along the shore and taken to a local hospital morgue.
- Yemen is a common route for African migrants seeking to reach Gulf countries for work.
- Smugglers often transport migrants in dangerously overcrowded boats.
- Similar shipwrecks have occurred in recent months, leading to hundreds of migrant deaths or disappearances.
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