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More survivors of Yemen boating tragedy found


More survivors and victims' remains have been found from last week's tragedy – when hundreds were deliberately drowned off the Yemen coast. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) found, from the first incident on August 9, the remains of 29 people – 12 Ethiopian men, 12 Ethiopian women and five Somali men. Through contact or from other survivors' reports, IOM was able to account for a majority of the missing. IOM provided urgent medical care, as well as food and water, to 27 survivors - 22 Ethiopian and five Somali men. The total number of confirmed dead from the second incident is 12 - eight Ethiopian males and four Ethiopian females.


Source: Ethiopian News August 16, 2017 10:54 UTC



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