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IOM saddened by loss of dozens of lives in migrant boat tragedy off Yemen

Aug 06, 2025

New York [US], August 6: The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is profoundly saddened by the tragic loss of life after a vessel carrying 200 migrants capsized off the coast of Shuqrah, in Yemen's Abyan Governorate on 3 August. At least 56 people are reported dead, 14 of them female, with many of the victims believed to be Ethiopian nationals. The total number of those missing stands at 132. So far 12 survivors, all male, have been found.

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Bangladesh begins celebrations of uprising anniversary amid high security

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