Scores of migrants die off Yemen coast

More than 140 migrants are believed dead after a boat capsized in the latest of a series of shipwrecks off Yemen that have killed hundreds fleeing poverty in hope of reaching the wealthy Gulf states

Aug 3: At least 68 migrants die after boat with around 157 people on board sinks off Yemen’s province of Abyan. 12 people rescued

Eastern Route: One of world’s busiest and most perilous migration paths, used primarily by people from Ethiopia and Somalia seeking better opportunities in Arabian Peninsula

More than 3,400 people have died or disappeared along route since 2014, including over 580 women and 100 children. Around 1,400 of these deaths were caused by drowning

Addis Ababa
Sanaa
Aden
Al Mukalla
Bosaso
SAUDI ARABIA
YEMEN
SOMALIA
ETHIOPIA
DJIBOUTI
ERITREA
SUDAN
ABYAN
INDIAN OCEAN
Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
125 miles
200km

Sources: International Organization for Migration (IOM), AP, BBC
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