UN migration agency assists survivors of Djibouti shipwreck
India, April 26 -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is offering medical care, food, shelter and psychosocial support to 33 migrants who survived a shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti on Monday, as local authorities continue search and rescue operations.
The migrants were on a boat carrying at least 77 people from Ras al-Ara off Yemens coast which capsized off the coast of Djibouti, near Obock, leaving 24 dead and 20 others missing.
Just two weeks ago, a similar accident, resulting in the death of at least 38 migrants, occurred.
The occurrence of two such tragedies within a span of two weeks highlights the dangers faced by children, women, and men migrating through irregular routes, underscoring the importance of estab...
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