49 dead, 140 missing after boat carrying migrants sinks off Yemen: UN agencySANAAA boat carrying more than 200 migrants sank off Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead, mostly women and children, in the latest disaster on the perilous migration route from Africa, a U.N. agency said Tuesday. "At least 49 migrants have died and 140 others remain missing after a boat" carrying 260 people capsized off the southern province of Shabwah on Monday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. The IOM said on Tuesday it had recorded 1,860 migrant deaths and disappearances along the migration route since 2014, including 480 due to drowning. Dangerous journeyThose migrants who successfully reach Yemen often encounter further threats to their safety. Many are trying to reach Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab countries where they can work as labourers or domestic workers.

Source: Ethiopian News June 11, 2024 20:25 UTC