75 Somalis drown off Yemen
2008-03-28 11:31
Sanaa - At least 75 Somalis have drowned off the coast of Yemen while trying to cross from Somalia to the Arab country, said a Yemeni official.
The official said the captain of the vessel carrying more than 250 migrants forced them to leave the ship and to try to swim ashore on Thursday. About 180 survived, the official from southern Abyan province said.
Many African migrants tried to reach Yemen, which they saw as a gateway to other parts of the Middle East, and the West.
- Reuters