United Nations and Yemeni officials revealed around 200 people are presumed to miss after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen this week. An official said that people who were on that board have been missing since Sunday. This was carrying mainly Africans from the Horn of Africa, as well as some Yemenis. Bodies of 25 people were recovered off Yemen from the boat that was carrying 200 people. Few fishermen found the bodies floating in the waters of Ras al-Ara in the southern province of Lahij. That place is very secluded from the main city and is known for human trafficking that the locals call the “Gate of Hell". The UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM) tweeted stating that they have verifying reports of a capsized vessel and that its teams were ready to respond to the needs of survivors. However, sensing a threat from human trafficking perspective too, officials are still searching for bodies in the water and at nearby shores. This east...
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