Overview

• The boat overturned off Abyan governorate on Saturday evening when powerful winds battered its overcrowded hull carrying 154 Ethiopian nationals
• Rescuers have recovered 12 survivors and local hospitals in Shaqra are treating those rescued, but 74 migrants remain unaccounted for
• Abyan authorities have mobilized extensive search-and-rescue operations across a wide coastal area under difficult weather and sea conditions
• The International Organization for Migration has reiterated warnings about the Horn of Africa–Yemen route’s dangers and urged tougher safety and vessel-inspection measures
• Over the past decade, at least 2,082 people have disappeared and 693 drownings have been confirmed on this busy migration corridor despite stepped-up maritime patrols