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The UN Says 68 African Migrants Were Killed When a Boat Capsized off Yemen
The U.N.'s migration agency reports that at least 68 African migrants have died and 74 others are missing after their boat capsized off Yemen
54 migrants drown as boat sinks off Yemen coast
ADEN: At least 54 migrants died when a boat sank off Yemen’s coast due to bad weather on Sunday, medics said. Dozens remain missing after the incident, according to health authorities in Abyan Governorate in the south of the country.
At least 68 killed, more than 70 feared dead after boat capsizes off Yemen
Many of those killed were Ethiopians, the International Organization for Migration said, attempting a dangerous journey that has claimed hundreds of lives.
At Least 54 Migrants Die as Boat Sinks off Yemen, Dozens Missing
ADEN (Reuters) -At least 54 migrants died when a boat carrying around 150 people sank off Yemen's coast in bad weather on Sunday, with dozens still unaccounted for, health officials said. The boat capsized off the Ahwar district in Yemen's southern Abyan province on the Arabian Sea,
More than 50 refugees and migrants die in boat sinking off Yemeni coast
At least 54 African refugees and migrants have died and dozens remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to health authorities in Abyan Governorate in the south of the country.
More Than 140 Migrants Feared Dead in Boat Disaster Near Yemen
The vessel capsized along a heavily traveled but treacherous route for Africans transiting the war-torn country to find work in the rich Gulf states.
At least 68 migrants killed, many missing after boat sinks off Yemen
A boat carrying migrants from the Horn of Africa went down off the southern coast of Yemen, with the loss of at least 68 lives. More than 75 are still missing.
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