Un Says 68 African Migrants Were Killed When Boat Capsized Off Yemen

CAIRO — A vessel capsized Sunday successful waters disconnected of Yemen's seashore leaving 68 African migrants dormant and 74 others missing, nan U.N.'s migration agency said.

The calamity was nan latest successful a bid of shipwrecks disconnected Yemen that person killed hundreds of African migrants hoping to scope nan able Gulf Arab countries.

The vessel, pinch 154 Ethiopian migrants connected board, sank disconnected nan confederate state of Abyan early Sunday, Abdusattor Esoev, caput of nan International Organization for Migration successful Yemen told The Associated Press.

He said nan bodies of 54 migrants washed ashore successful nan territory of Khanfar, and 14 others were recovered dormant and taken to a infirmary morgue successful Zinjibar, nan provincial superior of Abyan connected Yemen's confederate coast.

Only 12 migrants survived nan shipwreck, and nan remainder were missing and presumed dead, Esoev said.

Despite much than a decade of civilian war, Yemen is simply a awesome way for migrants from East Africa and nan Horn of Africa trying to scope nan Gulf Arab countries for work. Migrants are taken by smugglers connected often dangerous, overcrowded boats crossed nan Red Sea aliases Gulf of Aden.

Hundreds of migrants person died aliases gone missing successful shipwrecks disconnected Yemen successful caller months, including successful March erstwhile 2 migrants died and 186 others were missing aft 4 boats capsized disconnected Yemen and Djibouti, according to nan IOM.