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46 migrants drown, 16 missing, off the shore of Yemen: UN

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AFP Geneva
Last Updated : Jun 07 2018 | 1:45 AM IST

Forty-six migrants drowned and 16 are missing after their boat capsized off the shore of Yemen today, the United Nations Migration Agency said.

"IOM staff reported that 46 migrants had drowned, 37 men and 9 women. A further 16 remain missing, presumed dead," the agency said in a statement, adding that they were all reportedly Ethiopian.

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First Published: Jun 07 2018 | 1:45 AM IST

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