Breaking news: 290 people are missing off the coast of Yemen.

By: aarana

Radā' : Yemen | 10 months ago

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The Gulf of Yemen and Somalia are most dangerous for navy travel.Now again there comes a thriller tragedy true.
Three ships with refugees from Somalia are capsized off the coast of Yemen on Saturday. Around 290 people are said to be missing.

The two ships carrying around 290 Somali refugees flipped over in rough waters in the Red Sea. So far, around 30 have been rescued, but bad weather is preventing rescue operations.

In a separate incident, a ship with 120 Somalis on board capsized in the Arabian Sea. 80 people are said to have swum to shore, but 40 are still missing.

As we are well known with the fact that,the Somalia in a virtual state of anarchy, an increasing number of its people are crowding on to boats and fleeing to Yemen.

Last year, around 50,000 are believed to have attempted the Red Sea crossing. At least 590 died when their boats got into trouble, and 290 are still missing.

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