Overcrowded migrant boat overturns near Yemen, dozens missing

Khalid al-Subeihi, an official with the Yemeni coast guard in the coastal city of Mocha, said on Monday that the boat with 75 migrants on board capsized Sunday.

He told The Associated Press that 26 people survived but at least 49 others remain missing.

Another coast guard official, Lt. Co. Olwan al-Qameri, said the search was still underway Monday.

Citing an unnamed coast guard official, Yemen’s state-run SABA news agency reported that the boat capsized due to strong winds and that all those on board — including women and children — fell into the water.

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