Yemeni security officials say a boat carrying African migrants has capsized off the country’s western coast, killing 70. They say most of the migrants were from Ethiopia, and the small boat sank on Sunday due to high winds and waves in the Red Sea.
They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to reporters.
Tens of thousands of migrants make the treacherous journey between the Horn of African and Yemen every year, refugee organisations say.