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39 migrants dead after boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency

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11-06-2024 | 04:19

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39 migrants dead after boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency

A boat carrying more than 200 migrants sank off Yemen, leaving at least 39 dead in the latest disaster on the perilous migration route, a UN agency said on Tuesday.

"Tragic incident off #Yemen coast: Boat with 260 migrants sank yesterday. 39 dead, 150 missing, 71 survivors," the International Organization for Migration said on X, referring to Monday's sinking.

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