40 Ethiopians die off Yemen coastline, say interior ministry

SANA'A, Oct. 04 (Saba)- Some 40 Ethiopians have died after their
boat capsized off Thobaba coastline, in Taiz governorate, ministry
of interior said on Saturday.

According to the media office of the ministry, three Ethiopians
managed to reach the coastline of Thobaba said that 40 Ethiopians
died after capsizing the boat that carried them.Security bodies
started to investigate in eth incident to know more details.On the
other hand, the ministry said that the 22 Somalis arrived in the
same coastline including 12 women.

Hundreds of Africans die every year trying to reach Yemen, with many
drowning or being attacked by pirates and smugglers in the dangerous
waters separating Somalia and the Arabian peninsula.