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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Africa Ethiopian migrants feared to be dead Local reports suggest that around 68 migrants died after a boat carrying 157 people sank off the coast of Yemen. Most of those who were on board were Ethiopian. Many migrants from the Horn of Africa travel through Yemen to Gulf states looking for work. Last year, more than 60,000 migrants arrived in Yemen. Kenya looks to raise minimum drinking age Officials in Kenya introduced new proposals related…
At least 76 migrants died and dozens of others disappeared after the shipwreck off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, August 3. Every year, many people leave the Horn of Africa to try to reach the countries of the Persian Gulf.
The death toll is expected to rise as 157 people were on board the boat that sank.
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