Eleven males and two girls are among the many useless as search operations proceed, the Worldwide Group for Migration says.
At the least 13 folks have died and 14 others are lacking after a ship sank off the coast of Yemen, the United Nations migration company stated.
“A ship carrying migrants capsized on Tuesday off the coast of Taiz province in Yemen,” the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM) stated in a press release on Sunday.
The boat, which left Djibouti with 25 Ethiopians and two Yemenis on board, sank close to Dubab district in Bani al-Hakam sub-district, he added.
Eleven males and two girls had been amongst these confirmed useless as a search operation continues to find the lacking, together with the Yemeni captain and his assistant, IOM stated.
He stated the reason for the sinking stays unclear.
“This newest tragedy is a stark reminder of the hazards migrants face on this route,” stated Matt Huber, performing head of IOM’s mission in Yemen.
“Each life misplaced in these harmful waters is another loss, and it’s crucial that we don’t normalize these devastating losses and as a substitute work collectively to make sure that migrants are protected and supported all through their journeys.”
🚨 A tragic shipwreck off the coast of Yemen has claimed 13 lives and 14 individuals are nonetheless lacking.
This catastrophe is a tragic reminder of the pressing want to forestall these migration tragedies and guarantee higher safety for these in search of security.
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— IOM Yemen (@IOM_Yemen) August 25, 2024
Tuesday’s shipwreck follows comparable shipwrecks in June and July, the IOM stated.
“[It] “This phenomenon is yet one more devastating reminder of the intense risks of this migration route and the reliance on smuggling networks. Smugglers usually push weak migrants into harmful situations as they attempt to flee determined circumstances searching for security and alternative within the Gulf states,” the UN company stated.
Tens of hundreds of refugees and migrants depart the Horn of Africa every year, in search of to flee battle, pure disasters or poor financial prospects, crusing throughout the Pink Sea in an try to succeed in the oil-rich Gulf.
IOM recorded greater than 97,200 arrivals in Yemen in 2023, surpassing the figures from the earlier 12 months.
Folks arriving in Yemen usually encounter heightened threats to their security because the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest nation has been mired in civil battle for almost a decade.
Many try to succeed in Saudi Arabia and different Gulf international locations to work as guide or home staff.