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39 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Yemen coast

39 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Yemen coast

Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Yemen Coast

A boat carrying over 200 migrants capsizedoff the Yemen coast, leaving at least 39 dead and severalmissing, a UN agency said on Tuesday (June 11).

"Tragic incident off #Yemen coast: Boat with 260 migrants sank yesterday. 39 dead, 150 missing, 71 survivors," the International Organisation for Migration said on X, referring to Monday's sinking.

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According to the survivors on the boat, the vessel that was carrying 260 migrants, sank on Monday (June 10) amid strong winds.

Search operation is underway for 150 people who are still missing. International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it was providing aid to 71 survivors.

Hadi al-Khurma, the director of Rudum district, told Reuters news agency the boat sank before it reached the shore.

However, the fishermen and residents managed to save 71 survivors, who reported that more migrants were missing from the same boat, al-Khurma said.

"The search is still ongoing and the United Nations has been informed of the incident," he said.

Notably, according to the UN, 97,000 migrants arrived in Yemen from the Horn of Africa last year.

(More details awaited)