At least 35 people missing after boat carrying African migrants overturns in bad weather near the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
February 2, 2015 (Aljazeera) — At least 35 people are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized in bad weather off the coast of Yemen.
Officials said they had rescued 13 African migrants near the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Monday after a boat was overturned by strong currents and high waves.
Eight Ethiopians and five Somalis, including a woman, have been saved, while the body of a Somali had been retrieved, General Saleh al-Sabbari told the official Saba news agency.
The boat was carrying 49 people, Sabbari added. Read more…
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