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39 migrants dead after boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency

A sailing boat sinks as the waves reach 6 meters due to heavy rain and storm in Bartin, Turkiye on November 19, 2023. [ AFP]

A boat carrying more than 200 migrants sank off Yemen, leaving at least 39 dead in the latest disaster on the perilous migration route from Africa, a UN agency said Tuesday.

"Tragic incident off #Yemen coast: Boat with 260 migrants sank yesterday. 39 dead, 150 missing, 71 survivors," the International Organisation for Migration said on X, referring to Monday's sinking.

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