150 are missing
39 dead in shipwreck off the coast of Yemen
According to the UN, at least 39 people have died in a shipwreck off the coast of Yemen. 150 people are still missing and there are 71 survivors.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Every year, tens of thousands of people fleeing conflict, natural disasters and economic hardship make their way from the Horn of Africa through the Red Sea to find a better life in Saudi Arabia or other Gulf states. In April, two boats sank off the coast of Djibouti within two weeks, killing dozens of people.
Number of refugees has tripled
According to the IOM, 1,350 people lost their lives on this migration route between 2014 and 2023. The UN agency stated last month that the number of migrants arriving in Yemen "tripled from 2021 to 2023, rising from around 27,000 to over 90,000" despite the many dangers of the route.
Migrants are often exposed to further dangers when they arrive in Yemen, where civil war has been raging for a decade.
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