At least 68 African migrants have died and 74 stay lacking after a ship carrying 154 Ethiopian nationals capsized off southern Yemen on Sunday, in keeping with the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Yemeni authorities have launched a large-scale search and restoration operation, with our bodies discovered alongside a large stretch of shoreline.
This is the most recent in a sequence of deadly incidents alongside the East Africa–Yemen migration route. In March alone, 4 boats capsized off Yemen and Djibouti, leaving at the least two useless and 186 lacking. Despite ongoing battle, Yemen stays a serious transit level for migrants hoping to achieve Gulf nations.
The IOM stories a lower in arrivals: 60,000 in 2024 in comparison with 97,200 in 2023, doubtless as a result of elevated patrols. However, the reliance on unsafe smuggling routes continues to value lives.
This tragedy highlights the pressing want for coordinated worldwide motion to enhance migration governance and humanitarian safety alongside high-risk transit corridors.
