Eleven males and two girls among the many lifeless as search operations proceed, Worldwide Group for Migration says.
No less than 13 individuals have died and 14 others are lacking after a ship sank off the coast of Yemen, the United Nations migration company has mentioned.
“A migrant boat capsized off the coast of Yemen’s Taiz governorate on Tuesday,” the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM) mentioned in a press release on Sunday.
The boat, which departed from Djibouti carrying 25 Ethiopians and two Yemeni nationals, sank close to Dubab district in Bani al-Hakam subdistrict, it added.
Eleven males and two girls had been amongst these confirmed lifeless as a search operation continues to find the lacking, together with the Yemeni captain and his assistant, the IOM mentioned.
It famous that the reason for the shipwreck stays unclear.
“This newest tragedy is a stark reminder of the perils confronted by migrants on this route,” mentioned Matt Huber, the performing chief of IOM’s mission in Yemen.
“Each life misplaced in these harmful waters is one too many, and it’s crucial that we don’t normalise these devastating losses and as an alternative work collectively to make sure that migrants are protected and supported all through their journeys.”
🚨 A tragic shipwreck off Yemen has claimed 13 lives, with 14 individuals nonetheless lacking.
This catastrophe is a grim reminder of the pressing want to forestall these migrant tragedies, guaranteeing higher safety for these searching for security.
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— IOM Yemen (@IOM_Yemen) August 25, 2024
Tuesday’s capsizing follows comparable shipwrecks in June and July, the IOM mentioned.
“[It] is one more devastating reminder of the intense risks of this migration route and the reliance on smuggling networks. Susceptible migrants are sometimes pushed into perilous situations by smugglers as they try and flee determined circumstances seeking security and alternative within the Gulf states,” the UN company mentioned.
Tens of hundreds of refugees and migrants set off yearly from the Horn of Africa, searching for to flee battle, pure disasters or poor financial prospects and crusing throughout the Purple Sea in a bid to succeed in the oil-rich Gulf.
The IOM recorded greater than 97,200 arrivals in Yemen in 2023, surpassing the earlier 12 months’s numbers.
Individuals who do attain Yemen typically encounter additional threats to their security, because the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest nation has been mired in civil struggle for practically a decade.
Many try to succeed in Saudi Arabia and different Gulf international locations for employment as labourers or home staff.
