A boat capsized off Yemen's coast, leading to the deaths of 68 African migrants and leaving 74 missing. The shipwreck involved 154 Ethiopian migrants traveling to Gulf Arab countries in search of work. A massive search operation is ongoing, as many bodies have washed ashore and others are assumed dead. Despite the civil war, Yemen serves as a crucial pathway for migrants, who often face perilous voyages facilitated by smugglers. Migrant arrivals have decreased in 2024 likely due to increased patrolling in the region.
A boat capsized Sunday in waters off Yemen's coast leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, according to the U.N.'s migration agency.
The vessel, with 154 Ethiopian migrants on board, sank in the Gulf of Aden off the southern Yemeni province of Abyan early Sunday.
Only 12 migrants survived the shipwreck, and the rest were missing and presumed dead, the head of the International Organization for Migration in Yemen reported.
Yemen is a major route for migrants from East Africa and the Horn of Africa trying to reach the Gulf Arab countries for work.
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