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| Migrant bodies washed up in Yemen | Migrant bodies washed up in Yemen |
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| Twenty-nine bodies have been found washed up on the beaches of Yemen, Medecins Sans Frontieres says. | Twenty-nine bodies have been found washed up on the beaches of Yemen, Medecins Sans Frontieres says. |
| The medical charity says the people died attempting to cross the sea from Somalia in an effort to escape the country's extreme poverty and warfare. | |
| Survivors said the smugglers who transported them stopped the boats off the Yemeni coast and forced them to swim to the shore at gunpoint. | Survivors said the smugglers who transported them stopped the boats off the Yemeni coast and forced them to swim to the shore at gunpoint. |
| On Tuesday, the UN warned that the number of Somalis fleeing was rising. | On Tuesday, the UN warned that the number of Somalis fleeing was rising. |
| The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said that 59 boats brought more than 1,700 people to Yemen last month - almost triple the number for the same period last year. | The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said that 59 boats brought more than 1,700 people to Yemen last month - almost triple the number for the same period last year. |
| So far this year, the agency says more than 24,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden. | |
| 'Children overboard' | 'Children overboard' |
| According to a 23-year-old Somali refugee from the capital, Mogadishu, who survived the journey, 120 people were on the boat that left Somalia from the port of Bossasso. | According to a 23-year-old Somali refugee from the capital, Mogadishu, who survived the journey, 120 people were on the boat that left Somalia from the port of Bossasso. |
| "We did not receive food, nor water; some of us were placed in the hull; several people died because of asphyxia; some others were thrown overboard, among them two children," the survivor told MSF. | "We did not receive food, nor water; some of us were placed in the hull; several people died because of asphyxia; some others were thrown overboard, among them two children," the survivor told MSF. |
| "In order to intimidate us, they beat us heavily with their belts. One of the smugglers threw petrol on us and showed off his lighter." | "In order to intimidate us, they beat us heavily with their belts. One of the smugglers threw petrol on us and showed off his lighter." |
| The UNHCR says that despite the burden on the Yemeni authorities, they are still maintaining an open door policy towards refugees, but global action is needed to tackle the problem. | The UNHCR says that despite the burden on the Yemeni authorities, they are still maintaining an open door policy towards refugees, but global action is needed to tackle the problem. |
| Somalia has experienced almost constant civil conflict since the collapse of Mohamed Siad Barre's regime in January 1991. | Somalia has experienced almost constant civil conflict since the collapse of Mohamed Siad Barre's regime in January 1991. |
| Islamist militants are currently fighting government and Ethiopian troops, with frequent bombings and shelling in the capital, Mogadishu. | Islamist militants are currently fighting government and Ethiopian troops, with frequent bombings and shelling in the capital, Mogadishu. |