According to the International Organization for Migration, after a boat capsized and sank on October 30 off the coast of Yemen, at least 28 Ethiopian immigrants are still unaccounted for.
The organization stated in a press statement, on Monday, that it had been achieved during the past days that the Yemeni Coast Guard has regained three bodies until the present time and continues to search for the remaining immigrants.
According to witnesses, the boat left the city of Oppok in Djibouti in the middle of the night to cross the Bab al -Mandab strait, heading to a well -known access point in Yemen with at least 30 people on board. According to the statement, the crowded boat was unable to withstand the high tide, avoid rocks, and ultimately perished.
“According to a matrix that follows the displacement of the International Organization for Migration, more than 54,000 immigrants have gone on the eastern corridor road that goes from the Horn of Africa to the Gulf nations since the beginning of 2022,” he continued.
Immigrants are having difficult trips facing smugglers who expose them to a different set of risks, including trips on crowded boats, and not suitable for sailing, as well as exploitation, abuse and violence.
Governments have called for maintaining the safety and protection of migrants, regardless of their status and at all points in their journeys, despite the organization’s assertion that this most recent tragedy shows the appalling conditions immigrants face on this route.
28 Ethiopian immigrants perished after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen.
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