SAN'A, Yemen (AP) - Authorities in Yemen say the bodies of 24 Somalis have washed ashore following an accident involving a boat trying to smuggle migrants.
Yemen's Interior Ministry has not released any details on what caused the accident, but says strong winds pushed the bodies on to beaches Tuesday and Wednesday near the town of al-Qasha'a. It says 184 more Somalis involved in the accident managed to swim ashore.
Hundreds of Africans die every year trying to reach Yemen, with many drowning or being attacked by pirates in the dangerous waters separating Somalia and the Arabian Peninsula. |