122 Ethiopian emigrants, 76 Somali arrive in Yemen

SANA'A, March, 05(Saba) - Security bodies arrested 112 emigrants,
among of them 15 women, arrived to Khanfer coastline in Abyan
province and Dhubab coastline in Taiz province.

The security bodies said that 79 Ethiopian emigrants arrived on an
unknown ship carrying 150 persons to Khanfer coastline and escaped.

In the meantime the other 33 Ethiopian emigrants arrived to Dhubab
coastline and sent them to take the investigation procedures for
entering Yemen illegally.

The security bodies reported that 76 Somali refugees among of them
11 women and 5 children, one child passed away, arrived to Hadramout
coastline and Dhubab coastline in Taiz province in three separated
trips. It gathered them to main camp at Kharaz in Lahj province.

According to the Information Security Center, the number of Somali
refugees came to Yemen on February were 2559 refugees.

The number of African refugees, mostly Somalis, exceeding 800.000
refugees. They put more burden on the country's fragile economy.

They usually arrive through the sea and sometimes die either as
overcrowded boats capsize or as the refugees are enforced by
smugglers to swim until they reach far Yemeni coasts.

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