- A ship transporting some 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on the 200-mile journey to Yemen sank within the Gulf of Aden, leaving no less than 49 lifeless and 140 lacking.
- Search efforts proceed and 71 individuals have been rescued thus far.
- The sinking follows two April shipwrecks off the coast of Djibouti that killed no less than 62 individuals as they tried to achieve Yemen.
A ship carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving no less than 49 lifeless and 140 lacking, the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration mentioned Tuesday.
The boat was carrying some 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on the 200-mile journey throughout the Gulf of Aden when it sank Monday off Yemen’s southern coast, the IOM mentioned in a press release.
It mentioned search efforts had been persevering with and thus far 71 had been rescued. Among the many lifeless had been 31 girls and 6 kids, it mentioned.
MORE THAN 63,000 MIGRANTS HAVE DIED OR GONE MISSING SINCE 2014, UN AGENCY REPORTS
Yemen is a significant route for migrants from East Africa and the Horn of Africa attempting to achieve Gulf nations for work. Regardless of an almost decadelong civil warfare in Yemen, the variety of migrants arriving yearly tripled from 2021 to 2023, hovering from about 27,000 to over 90,000, the IOM mentioned final month. Round 380,000 migrants are presently in Yemen, in line with the company.
A ship transporting some 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on the 200-mile journey to Yemen sank within the Gulf of Aden, leaving no less than 49 lifeless and 140 lacking, in line with the U.N.’s Worldwide Group for Migration. (AP Picture)
To reach Yemen, migrants are taken by smugglers on typically harmful, overcrowded boats throughout the Pink Sea or Gulf of Aden. In April, no less than 62 individuals died in two shipwrecks off the coast of Djibouti as they tried to achieve Yemen. The IOM mentioned no less than 1,860 individuals have died or disappeared alongside the route, together with 480 who drowned.
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Monday’s sinking “is one other reminder of the pressing must work collectively to handle pressing migration challenges and make sure the security and safety of migrants alongside migration routes,” mentioned IOM spokesperson Mohammedali Abunajela.
