At least 30 refugees and migrants drowned off the coast of war-torn Yemen after their boat capsized amid reports of gunfire being used by traffickers, the United Nations said. ...At least 30 refugees and migrants drowned off the coast of war-torn Yemen after their boat capsized amid reports of gunfire being used by traffickers, the United Nations said. Survivors of the shipwreck are seen after their rescue on Thursday January...By Laura Smith-Spark CNN(CNN) -- At least 30 refugees and migrants drowned off the coast of war-torn Yemen after their boat capsized amid reports of gunfire being using by traffickers, the United Nations said Friday. "The boat capsized amid reports of gunfire being used against the passengers." Lynn Maalouf, director of research for the Middle East at Amnesty International, said refugees and migrants were suffering alongside Yemen's civilian population.

Source: Ethiopian News January 26, 2018 17:15 UTC