US EditionUN says 68 African migrants were killed when boat capsized off Yemen
- On August 4, 2025, a vessel transporting primarily Ethiopian migrants capsized near Yemen's Abyan coast, resulting in at least 76 fatalities and dozens more reported missing.
- The sinking happened amid a sharp rise in irregular migration from Africa as thousands cross the perilous route via the Bab al-Mandab strait annually on flimsy boats.
- Officials rescued 32 survivors and transferred some to nearby Aden while the fate of dozens missing remained unknown as rescuers continued searching.
- The International Organization for Migration said, “157 people were on board” and described this as the latest tragedy on one of the busiest migration routes worldwide.
- This incident highlights ongoing dangers faced by migrants traveling to wealthy Gulf states and reflects increasing migrant influxes and high death tolls recorded in the region last year.
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The International Organization for Migration speaks of dozens of missing persons in the last migratory tragedy in the Gulf of Aden. ...
Dozens Dead as Migrant Boat Sinks Off Yemen’s Coast
Yemeni security officials said 76 bodies had been recovered and 32 people rescued from a shipwreck in the Gulf of Aden. The UN’s migration agency said 157 people were on board. The accident occurred off Abyan governorate in southern Yemen, a frequent destination for boats smuggling African migrants hoping to reach the wealthy Gulf states. Some of those rescued have been transferred to Aden, near Abyan, a security official said. UN agency the Int…
Migrants fleeing Ethiopia killed in shipwreck off Yemen coast
A shipwreck off Yemen’s southern coast has killed at least 76 people, with dozens still missing. Most of those on board were Ethiopian migrants fleeing poverty and conflict in search of work in wealthy Gulf countries.
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