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25 bodies found as the boat carrying almost 200 people capsized in Yemen
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AL HUDAYDAH, 15 June, 2021 (TON): On Monday, 25 dead bodies of the migrants were recovered after the boat that was carrying them capsized with up to 200 people on board.
The bodies were floating in the waters of Ras al-Ara in the southern province of Lahij, the fishermen told the media.
Jalil Ahmed Ali from the Lahij provincial authority said, "The boat overturned two days ago and was carrying between 160 and 200 people."
The UN's International Organization for Migration confirmed that a boat sank in the area but said it was still trying to establish the details of the incident.
However, despite the grinding war in impoverished Yemen, migrants continue to travel there in the hopes of finding work in Saudi Arabia and other neighboring oil-rich states whose economies depend on millions of foreign laborers.
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