Ethiopian refuge-seekers rest on a roadside near the southern Yemeni village of al-Khabar after they arrived on a smugglers’ boat from Somalia in September, 2008.
Ethiopian women refuge-seekers sleep on a roadside near the southern Yemeni village of al-Khabar after they arrived on a smuggling boat from Somalia.
(Reuters) – So far this year, at least 31,192 people have arrived in Yemen after making the perilous voyage aboard smugglers’ boats. They include 21,201 Somalis and 9,854 Ethiopians. More than 228 people have died and at least 262 remain missing.