Death in at least 27 migrant shipwraks from Yemen: Security Source

Dubai: A ship from Yemen killed at least 27 migrants, with more than 100 still missing, two security sources of the southern province of Abian told AFP on Sunday.A security source said, “At this stage, 27 people are confirmed, their bodies have been recovered,” a security source said, “search is going on”.Another source said that “150 people were riding on the ship who were drowning”, also reporting 27 dead.A police source told the AFP that “the boat (abayan) was going to the coast of the province”, saying that “smugglers regularly reach our area”.The Directorate of Security of the Abian Province said in a statement that the security force “currently sinks from the banks of Abian,” who were currently drowned from the banks of Abian “.“Many bodies have been found in various beaches, suggesting that many victims are still missing in the sea,” said this.Despite the war that destroyed Yemen since 2014, irregular migration through the impaired country has continued, especially from Ethiopia, which has been prevented from ethnic conflict itself.The migrants cross the Bab al-Mandab Strait, separating the Djibouti from Yemen and is a major route for international trade for migration and human trafficking from the Suez Canal.Rich Gulf, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, hosts the significant population of foreign workers of South Asia and Africa. For migration to the International Organization of the United Nations, tens of thousand migrants are stuck in Yemen and face abuse and exploitation during their journey.

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