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Bodies of 25 migrants recovered off Yemen after boat capsized: officia
HODEIDAH, Yemen, June 14, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – The bodies of 25 migrants were recovered off Yemen on Monday after the boat that was carrying them capsized, a provincial official told AFP.
“Fishermen recovered 25 bodies,” said Jalil Ahmed Ali from the Lahij provincial authority, adding that a total of 200 people had been on board and that smugglers said the vessel overturned two days ago. The fate of the other people on board was not clear.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1733 hrs