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Dozens dead in migrant shipwreck off Yemen: IOM

"As of last night, 68 people aboard the boat were killed, but only 12 out of 157 have been rescued so far. The fate of the missing is still unknown," said the IOM country chief of mission Abdusattor Esoev.

AFP WORLD
Published August 04,2025
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A shipwreck off Yemen has killed at least 68 people, the International Organization for Migration told AFP on Monday, following earlier tolls from security sources for the deadly accident.

"As of last night, 68 people aboard the boat were killed, but only 12 out of 157 have been rescued so far. The fate of the missing is still unknown," said the IOM country chief of mission Abdusattor Esoev.