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| Migrants 'feared dead' off Yemen | Migrants 'feared dead' off Yemen |
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| About 100 migrants are feared to have drowned after being thrown overboard by smugglers in the Gulf of Aden, the UN refugee agency says. | About 100 migrants are feared to have drowned after being thrown overboard by smugglers in the Gulf of Aden, the UN refugee agency says. |
| The migrants were attempting to flee to Yemen from war-torn Somalia but were forced off the boat about 5km (3 miles) from the coast, a UN official said. | The migrants were attempting to flee to Yemen from war-torn Somalia but were forced off the boat about 5km (3 miles) from the coast, a UN official said. |
| About 47 migrants managed to swim to shore and alert the authorities. | About 47 migrants managed to swim to shore and alert the authorities. |
| The UN says about 32,000 people have made the perilous crossing to Yemen this year, and 365 have gone missing. | The UN says about 32,000 people have made the perilous crossing to Yemen this year, and 365 have gone missing. |
| The boat had left Marera in Somalia, close to the port of Bossasso, on Monday with 150 people on board, according to Ron Redmond, a spokesman for UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). | |
| "Survivors said they counted a total of 47 people reaching the beach and later saw Yemeni authorities burying five bodies," Mr Redmond said at a press conference. | "Survivors said they counted a total of 47 people reaching the beach and later saw Yemeni authorities burying five bodies," Mr Redmond said at a press conference. |
| UNHCR estimates that in addition to those missing, at least 230 people have died attempting the crossing this year. | UNHCR estimates that in addition to those missing, at least 230 people have died attempting the crossing this year. |
| Piracy rife | |
| Last month, the agency said that despite the burden on the Yemeni authorities, they were still maintaining an open door policy towards refugees. | Last month, the agency said that despite the burden on the Yemeni authorities, they were still maintaining an open door policy towards refugees. |
| But they said that global action was needed to tackle the problem. | But they said that global action was needed to tackle the problem. |
| Piracy is also rife in the busy shipping lanes of the Somali coast, where dozens of ships have been hijacked this year. | |
| The Nato military alliance has said it will send warships to combat the piracy and help escort aid deliveries off Somalia by the end of the year. | |
| 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 |