By AFPMore by this AuthorDJIBOUTIThe death toll from the sinking of two boats carrying migrants to Yemen from Djibouti rose to 52 on Thursday, the UN migration agency said, appealing to regional leaders to take action to stop such tragedies. Rescuers working in Djibouti's northeastern Obock region continued to recover bodies on the Horn of Africa nation's coast following the capsizing of the two boats earlier this week. The figure of 52 is up from a previous toll of 43 on Wednesday. The number of migrants affected remains unclear but IOM believes one of the two boats carried 130 people. "All that I remember is that the captain said the motor had a serious problem and the boat is going to sink.

Source: Daily Nation January 31, 2019 10:52 UTC