NAIROBI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The number of migrants from the Horn of African region who succumbed to drowning and dehydration in their perilous journey to the gulf region has increased, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday.
According to an IOM statement released in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, 101 deaths of migrants linked to multiple causes occurred in Djibouti in 2021 as they attempted to cross over the Red Sea to Yemen, while eight migrants died while on transit through the northern Somalia port city of Bosaso.
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