Two dead, 186 missing after four boats sink off Yemen and Djibouti: UN | Migration News

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UN migration agency says two bodies recovered off Djibouti while dozens of migrants and five Yemeni crew remain missing.

Four boats carrying migrants from Africa have capsized in waters off Yemen and Djibouti, leaving at least two people dead and 186 missing, according to the United Nations migration agency.

A spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that two of the boats capsized off Yemen late on Thursday.

Tamim Eleian said two crew members were rescued, but 181 migrants and five Yemeni crew remain missing.

The IOM chief of mission in Yemen said…



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