Boat Tragedy off Yemen's Coast
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Context: At least 68 migrants and refugees have died and 74 remain missing after a boat carrying 154 mostly Ethiopians capsized off Abyan province, Yemen, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Location and Route
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Ahwar district, Yemen’s Abyan province, Arabian Sea coast
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Part of the Eastern Migration Route
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This route, across the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden, is frequently used by migrants from Ethiopia and Somalia hoping to reach Gulf countries despite the dangers.
Djibouti/Eritrea (Horn of Africa) → Yemen → Saudi Arabia/Gulf
The IOM calls this one of the world’s busiest and most perilous migration routes.