Boat carrying migrants capsizes off Yemeni coast; at least 54 dead, dozens missing
Aden: At least 54 migrants are reported to have died as a boat sank off the coast of Yemen due to bad weather on Sunday, with health officials stating that dozen others who were in the boat are missing.
According to a report by Reuters, security sources have said that the boat carrying around 150 people capsized in the Arabian Sea off the Ahwar coast in the southern Abyan province of Yemen.
A provincial health officer Abdul Qadir Bajameel has said that 10 people in the boat, including nine Ethiopians and one Yemeni, were rescued, but dozens of people are still missing. Two medics have said that rescuers were looking for survivors.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said that Yemen has been experiencing a significant increase in the number of irregular migrants from Africa. Migrants hoping to reach Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries in search of jobs are known to cross the Bab al-Mandab strait separating Djibouti and Eritrea to enter Yemen each year.
The IOM has called the route from the Horn of Africa to Yemen as one of the busiest and most dangerous mixed migration routes in the world. It added that, in 2024, more than 60,000 migrants were recorded to have arrived in Yemen.
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Couple, son 'hacked' to death over witchcraft suspicion in Jharkhand's Palamu
Medininagar (PTI): A couple and their 18-year-old son were allegedly hacked to death over suspicion of practising witchcraft in Jharkhand's Palamu, police said on Sunday.
Their minor daughter was also injured in the attack late on Saturday, a police officer said.
The bodies were recovered from their house on Sunday in Panki police station area, he said.
“Initial investigation suggests that the case is related to witchcraft suspicion,” Manoj Kumar Jha, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Lesliganj told PTI.
A manhunt is on to nab the culprits, Jha said.
The girl suffered severe injuries and has been admitted to a government hospital, he said.
The deceased have been identified as Vijay Bhuiyan (45), his wife Kalia Devi (40), and their son Chotu Bhuiyan.
The bodies have been sent to Medinirai Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) for post-mortem examination.
