US EditionA shipwreck off Yemen has killed 56 migrants and left 132 missing, UN says in revised figures
YEMEN, AUG 4 – The shipwreck off Yemen’s coast caused by rough weather left 76 dead and dozens missing, highlighting dangers of the Red Sea migration route, the International Organization for Migration said.
- On August 3, 2025, a migrant boat carrying 157 mostly Ethiopian migrants capsized off Yemen's Abyan coast, killing at least 76 people and leaving dozens missing.
- The shipwreck occurred amid Yemen's ongoing civil war since 2014, which created a governance vacuum fostering smuggling and trafficking networks along this perilous migration route.
- The boat was part of the Eastern Route, the region's busiest and most dangerous migration path, where thousands of migrants annually face abuse, exploitation, and life-threatening conditions.
- Yemeni authorities recovered 76 bodies and rescued 32 survivors, while Cardinal Pietro Parolin relayed Pope Leo XIV's prayers for "divine strength, comfort and hope" for survivors and responders.
- This tragedy underscores the severe risks migrants endure on the Eastern Route and highlights the urgent need to address irregular migration and human trafficking in the region.
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More than 90 people died in the shipwreck of a migrant ship off Yemen, according to a new assessment provided to AFP on Tuesday by two Yemeni officials and a source from the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Al-Monitor
Le MondeDeath toll in Yemen migrant shipwreck tops 90
More than 90 people were killed when a migrant boat sank off Yemen's coast, Yemeni officials and a source at the International Organization for Migration told AFP Tuesday, updating earlier tolls.The boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank on Sunday as it headed towards Abyan governorate in southern Yemen, a frequent destination for boats smuggling African migrants hoping to reach the wealthy Gulf states.
Dozens of African migrants die in Yemen boat disaster
Dozens of African migrants died after a boat carrying around 150 people capsized off the coast of Yemen. As Europe has ramped up its crackdown on migration across the Mediterranean, migrants have sought other routes to find better-paying jobs. Most of those on the capsized boat were believed to be East Africans attempting to reach Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations. The crossing from the Horn of Africa to Yemen has in recent years become one of…
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A shipwreck off Yemen has killed 56 migrants and left 132 missing, UN says in revised figures
The U.N. immigration agency reports that a boat carrying African migrants that capsized off Yemen's coast has killed 56 and left 132 missing, revising casualty figures released earlier.
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