{"id":2046,"date":"2025-08-04T03:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T03:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2025-08-04T03:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T03:02:37","slug":"at-least-68-african-migrants-killed-after-boat-capsizes-off-yemen-coast-u-n-says-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=2046","title":{"rendered":"At least 68 African migrants killed after boat capsizes off Yemen coast, U.N. says : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-80849\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1200;&#10;        --source-height: 792;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1200x792+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2F24%2F68b96cc14ab8a90f00d272360ad3%2Fap25198482763084.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1200x792+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2F24%2F68b96cc14ab8a90f00d272360ad3%2Fap25198482763084.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1200x792+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2F24%2F68b96cc14ab8a90f00d272360ad3%2Fap25198482763084.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1200x792+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2F24%2F68b96cc14ab8a90f00d272360ad3%2Fap25198482763084.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1200x792+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2F24%2F68b96cc14ab8a90f00d272360ad3%2Fap25198482763084.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1200x792+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2F24%2F68b96cc14ab8a90f00d272360ad3%2Fap25198482763084.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1200x792+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2F24%2F68b96cc14ab8a90f00d272360ad3%2Fap25198482763084.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1200x792+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2F24%2F68b96cc14ab8a90f00d272360ad3%2Fap25198482763084.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    AP Photo\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        AP Photo\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>CAIRO \u2014 A boat capsized Sunday in waters off Yemen&#8217;s coast leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the U.N.&#8217;s migration agency said.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy was the latest in a series of shipwrecks off <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/yemen\" target=\"_blank\">Yemen<\/a> that have killed hundreds of African migrants fleeing conflict and poverty in hopes of reaching <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-ap-top-news-international-news-weekend-reads-ethiopia-9e317dcc046103015226f1bbedb8d0e7\" target=\"_blank\">the wealthy Gulf Arab countries.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The vessel, with 154 Ethiopian migrants on board, sank in the Gulf of Aden off the southern Yemeni province of Abyan early Sunday, Abdusattor Esoev, head of the International Organization for Migration in Yemen told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5491574-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImageg-s1-80181\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/07\/31\/g-s1-80181\/trump-christian-refugees-asylum-immigration\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/31\\\/g-s1-80181\\\/trump-christian-refugees-asylum-immigration&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3333x3333+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F26%2F06591bd9438da3a83aae0fd8fc52%2Fgettyimages-2219160359.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3333x3333+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F26%2F06591bd9438da3a83aae0fd8fc52%2Fgettyimages-2219160359.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3333x3333+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F26%2F06591bd9438da3a83aae0fd8fc52%2Fgettyimages-2219160359.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3333x3333+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F26%2F06591bd9438da3a83aae0fd8fc52%2Fgettyimages-2219160359.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3333x3333+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F26%2F06591bd9438da3a83aae0fd8fc52%2Fgettyimages-2219160359.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3333x3333+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F26%2F06591bd9438da3a83aae0fd8fc52%2Fgettyimages-2219160359.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3333x3333+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F26%2F06591bd9438da3a83aae0fd8fc52%2Fgettyimages-2219160359.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3333x3333+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F26%2F06591bd9438da3a83aae0fd8fc52%2Fgettyimages-2219160359.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Activists hold a &quot;Jericho Walk&quot; in support of immigrants in front of Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in June 2025 in New York City.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5491574-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>He said the bodies of 54 migrants washed ashore in the district of Khanfar, and 14 others were found dead and taken to a hospital morgue in Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Abyan on Yemen&#8217;s southern coast.<\/p>\n<p>Only 12 migrants survived the shipwreck, and the rest were missing and presumed dead, Esoev said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Abyan security directorate described a massive search-and-rescue operation given the large number of dead and missing migrants. It said many dead bodies were found scattered across a wide area of the shore.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-houthi-rebels-un-detentions-israel-hamas-war-966dce0c3d7cd96679b3c3562ee57068\" target=\"_blank\">more than a decade of civil war<\/a>, Yemen is a major route for migrants from East Africa and the Horn of Africa trying to reach the Gulf Arab countries for work. Migrants are taken by smugglers on often dangerous, overcrowded boats across the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of migrants have died or gone missing in <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-migrants-boat-183378eae47484aba7be04e1fe0b693a\" target=\"_blank\">shipwrecks<\/a> off Yemen in recent months, including in March when two migrants died and 186 others were missing after <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-djibouti-migrants-boat-capsizes-ed99cf075878387af59194d79a63097c\" target=\"_blank\">four boats capsized off Yemen and Djibouti<\/a>, according to the IOM.<\/p>\n<p>More than 60,000 migrants arrived in Yemen in 2024, down from 97,200 in 2023, probably because of greater patrolling of the waters, according to an IOM report in March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/08\/03\/nx-s1-5491574\/68-african-migrants-killed-boat-capsizes-yemen-coast-un\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. 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