At least 70 migrant bodies recovered following boat sinkings off Yemen's coast


ADEN, Yemen, March 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 70 bodies of migrants were recovered on Monday from the coast near Yakhtul, north of Mokha, Yemen, according to a Yemeni government official.

This discovery follows reports from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday, which stated that 186 individuals were missing after four migrant boats capsized off the coasts of Yemen and Djibouti.

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