IOM says 7 Ethiopian migrants die during week-long sea voyage to Yemen


ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Seven Ethiopian migrants died from hunger and thirst during a harrowing week-long sea voyage from Somalia to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.

The agency said in a press statement that the boat carrying 250 Ethiopian migrants, including 155 men, 95 women and 82 children, arrived in Yemen's southeastern Shabwah governorate on Tuesday after departing from Bossaso, Somalia.

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