186 people are missing and at least two have died in accidents involving illegal refugee boats off the coast of Yemen and Djibouti.
According to international media, the International Organization for Migration told AFP on Friday that four boats capsized on Thursday night. 181 migrants and five Yemeni crew members are missing in two boat accidents off the coast of Yemen, while two crew members have been rescued.
According to international media, two people died in two other boat accidents off the coast of Djibouti, but all the other passengers have been rescued. According to the International Organization for Migration, these accidents occurred due to strong winds.
According to international media, at least 2,082 migrants have gone missing on this route in the past decade, of which 693 are confirmed to have drowned.
