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Death toll rises after shipwreck off Yemen

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At least 49 people - including several children and women - have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, according to the UN's migration agency IOM.

"At least 49 migrants have died and 140 are still missing after a boat capsized", says IOM in a statement.

On board the boat, there were 260 people, most of whom were Somali or Ethiopian nationals.

AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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