The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said in a brief statement published on Tuesday that 39 irregular migrants have been killed
and 150 others are missing after a boat carrying more than 200 irregular migrants sank off the coast of Shabwa province in southern Yemen.
The organisation confirmed that rescue and medical teams are searching for those missing in the incident And provide assistance to the survivors.

The Yemeni coasts are a departure point for irregular migrant boats coming from the Horn of Africa, especially.