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More than 65 refugees and migrants die in boat sinking off Yemeni coast

 Published: 11:42, 4 August 2025

More than 65 refugees and migrants die in boat sinking off Yemeni coast

At least 68 African refugees and migrants have died and 74 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to the United Nations migration agency.

Abdusattor Esoev, head of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Yemen, told The Associated Press news agency on Sunday that the boat, with 154 Ethiopians aboard, capsized off Yemen’s province of Abyan.

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