Dozens – from it off the coast off the coast, after the sailor that transported them away from the conflicts, poverty and the misery of the countries of the African continent, in the hope of reaching the rich Arabian countries of the Gulf.
At least 76 people were recovered dead, and 32 people have rescued, according to two sources in Yemen’s security forces. The International Organization for Immigration (IOM) announced that 157 people were on the boat.
The shipwreck occurred in the Gulf of Aden, off the province of Abijan in southern Yemen, a frequent destination of the floating traffickers carrying immigrants who hope to reach the rich monarchies of the Gulf, including Saudi Arabia.
Some of the rescuers were transferred to Aden, according to one of the sources in the security forces.
The IOM had previously announced an account of 68 dead. “The fate of the missing remains unknown,” Abdusator Esoev, head of the IOM mission to Yemen, told the French Agency.
BREAKING: The U.N. says 68 African migrants died and dozens are missing in a shipwreck off of Yemen.
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Despite the conflict raging in Yemen since 2014, naughty immigration, through this poor country of the Arabian peninsula, continues. Immigrants come mainly from Ethiopia, which is also shocked by ethnic conflicts.
Every year, thousands of African immigrants take the “east road”, crossing the Red Sea, from Djibouti to Yemen, in the hope of then reaching the bay countries.
The sailor was mainly carried by Ethiopian immigrants, according to the management of the security forces in Abigian province, which had announced yesterday, Sunday, “a wide -ranging operation to reconcile the carcasses of large numbers” drowned. Source in the IMU also confirmed to the French Agency that most of the people in the sailboat were Ethiopian nationality.
Last month, at least eight people died after traffickers forced immigrants to land on a boat to the Red Sea, according to the UN service for migrations.
Last year, the IOM had recorded at least 558 dead on this migration, 462 of which, due to shipwrecks.
Immigrants cross the narrow Bab El-Mandb, which separates Djibouti from Yemen, a major street for international trade, but also for migrations and humanity.
According to the IOM, “tens of thousands of people are excluded in Yemen and are abusing and exploiting during their passage.”
Rich oil monarchies of the Gulf, such as Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates, welcome many foreign workers arriving from Indian subcontinent or Africa.
In April, more than 60 people were killed by a blow to the United States and targeted a immigrant detention center in Yemen, according to Houthi rebels, who control much of the country.
