UN: 46 Migrants Drowned, 16 Went Missing in Yemeni Shores

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A number of 46 migrants have drowned and 16 others went missing in Yemen’s shores, according to the UN migration agency. 

“Tragedy struck migrants trying to cross from the Horn of Africa to find employment in Yemen and the Gulf, when their vessel capsized in high waves as it approached its destination in the early hours of 6 June,” International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said in a statement.

According to few survivors, passengers who were not wearing lifejackets in the boat were the most terrified as high waves struck close to the shore and as the boat took on water, they were pitched headlong into the rough seas where so many succumbed.

“At least 100 migrants crammed onto a smuggler’s boat that left the port of Bossaso, Somalia on 5 June. They were reportedly all Ethiopian, 83 men and 17 women,” IOM said.