54 migrants killed in boat crash

It is reported that the boat crash off the coast of Yemen killed 54 migrants. About it writes Reuters.

According to the agency, the boat with people sank due to bad weather conditions. Most of the passengers of the boat were illegal migrants from Ethiopia.

The Chinese agency Xinhua reports that on the boat, according to preliminary data, there were 150 people. Dozens of them are reported missing.

According to Xinhua’s knowledgeable source, the boat sank late Saturday night.

Since Sunday morning, more than 20 bodies of dead migrants have been recovered from beaches in the towns of Shakra and Zanzibar.

12 people have been taken to the hospital. Law enforcement authorities in Abyani town are still searching for the bodies of the wreckers.