Migrant boat sinks off Yemen coast, killing at least 39 people, U.N. immigration agency says

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A boat carrying 260 migrants sank off the coast of Yemen on Monday, killing at least 39 people and leaving 150 missing, the United Nations' international migration agency said on Tuesday.

The International Organization for Migration said in a message posted on social media that 71 people had survived the sinking. No further details were immediately available, but IOM said it would provide more information on the incident.

This developing story will be updated.

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A July 2019 file photo shows Ethiopian migrants walking along the shores of Ras al-Ara, Lahj, Yemen, after disembarking from a boat. A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen on June 10, 2024, according to the UN immigration agency, killing at least 39 people and leaving dozens more missing.

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