Tragic accidentRefugees die in boat

Tragic accident
Refugees die in boat accident
Geneva — Sixty North African migrants and refugees, as well as two Yemeni crew members, died when their boat sank near the coast of Yemen, the UN refugee agency said on June 6 in Geneva.
“The tragedy is the largest single loss of life this year of migrants and refugees attempting to reach Yemen via the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden,” UN High Commissioner for Refugees spokesman Adrian Edwards said.
This year, 16,500 migrants, mainly from Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, have made the crossing so far and 121 have died in the attempt, according to the UN agency.