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. “This is the worst thing I’ve been through in my entire life, even though I wasn’t in the sea long. Meanwhile, migrants transiting Yemen on foot face abuse and kidnapping, the UN says.

Source: The Guardian January 31, 2019 09:56 UTC