Yemen: Boat carrying 45 migrants and refugees capsizes

The UN says only four survivors are found after the boat capsized due to strong winds and overloading.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersBoat carrying 45 migrants and refugees capsizes off YemenAFPLast month, at least 56 migrants died and 140 others were reported missing after a boat capsized in the Gulf of Aden (File photo)Only four survivors have been found after a boat carrying at least 45 migrants and refugees capsized off Yemen, the UN Refugee Agency has said.

The vessel capsized on Wednesday night because of strong winds and overloading near the coast of Taiz province, which runs along the southern end of the Red Sea, according to a statement.

The agency provided no further details but said it was working with its partners to assist the survivors.

It also said the incident highlighted the perilous journeys between Yemen and Africa.

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