MIGRANT BOAT CAPSIZES OFF YEMEN, KILLING DOZENS

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A BOAT CARRYING ABOUT 15O MIGRANTS HAVE CAPSIZED OFF YEMEN’S COAST DUE TO A BAD WEATHER, LEAVING MORE THAN 60 PERSONS DEAD AND SEVERAL OTHERS MISSING.

AS AT TODAY ACCORDING TO YEMEN CHIEF FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION, ABDUSATTOR ESOEV, SIXTY-EIGHT BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED, AND 12 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RESCUED

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BOAT SANK OFF AT THE AHWAR DISTRICT IN YEMEN’S SOUTHERN ABYAN PROVINCE ON THE ARABIAN SEA.

WHILE REACTING TO THE SAD INCIDENT, A PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICIAL, ABDUL QADIR BAJAMEEL, SAID DOZENS REMAINED MISSING, WITH RESCUERS STILL SEARCHING FOR SURVIVORS.

THE MIDDLE EAST COUNTRY ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION CONTINUES TO WITNESS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE INFLUX OF IRREGULAR MIGRANTS ARRIVING FROM AFRICA.

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