Yemen: Dozens of migrants feared dead after boat sinks - BBC News

Dozens of African migrants are feared dead after a boat carrying them reportedly capsized off Yemen's coast.

Fishermen in Yemen's Lahj province told AFP news agency that they had recovered 25 bodies in the water near Ras al-Ara.

A provincial official said a boat with between 160 and 200 people on board had overturned in the area two days ago.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it was verifying reports that a vessel carrying a large number of migrants had sunk.

"IOM teams are on the ground and ready to respond to the needs of survivors," it tweeted.

A Yemeni news site, Aden al-Ghad, meanwhile cited sources as saying that as many as 150 migrants had drowned, and that four Yemenis were among the missing...bbc