At least 68 African migrants died and 74 are missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen on Sunday. The vessel, carrying 154 Ethiopian migrants, sank in the Gulf of Aden. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports 12 survivors and a large-scale search and rescue operation underway. This tragedy is the latest in a series of deadly shipwrecks off the Yemeni coast, highlighting the perilous journey undertaken by migrants seeking work in wealthier Gulf countries.

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