Journey Ends In Disaster: Migrant Boat Capsizing Off Yemen Leaves 68 Dead, 74 Still Missing | World News
According to Abdul Qader Bajamil, Director of the Health Office in Abyan province, rescue teams rescued 68 bodies throughout the day during the day, 12 victims along the coastline of the Southern Abyan province, were taken from water in the early hours of the morning.
The survivors were immediately transferred to Shaqra General Hospital for emergency medical treatment. Medical personnel reported that some of the survivors were in critical state due to long -term exposure and exhaustion to sea water.
Tragedy, Saturday night, heavy weather conditions and strong winds in the water in the province of Abyan at around 23:00 (2000 GMT) Alabora 154 Ethiopian immigrants carrying a smuggling boat.
ABYAN Security officials confirmed that all victims and survivors are Ethiopian citizens, a part of the continuous flow of African immigrants who are trying to reach Yemen and then travel to the Gulf countries in search of better economic opportunities.
The organs were discovered scattered in different coastal areas and asked the authorities to expand their search operations and distribute additional rescue teams. Health officials coordinate with local authorities to adjust the appropriate burial procedures for the victims that are recovered in the designated areas near the state capital Zinjibar.
The event emphasizes the dangers faced by African immigrants who continue to risk dangerous maritime transitions despite Yemen’s long -lasting conflict and severe humanitarian crisis. The United Nations has repeatedly characterized the situation of Yemen as one of the worst human disasters in the world.
Local Yemen security officials renewed the emergency international intervention to address the main causes of irregular migration and strengthen maritime security measures in Yemen regional waters.
“This tragedy underlines the need for regional cooperation in order to prevent such loss of life and to address the underlying factors that lead these dangerous journeys,” an official of the Abyan Security Department said Xinhua. He said.
According to Yemen officials, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other humanitarian organizations began to send their teams to provide support for ongoing rescue operations and support to survivors.
The weather conditions in the region remain challenging, the warning of the coarse seas that can prevent the search for sea authorities.
