Migrant boat overturns; dozens killed

The bodies of nearly 50 would-be immigrants washed up on Yemen’s shores after their boat capsized in the Gulf of Aden.

Thirty-five survivors told authorities that at least 135 Somalis and Ethiopians were crowded into the rickety boat, indicating that dozens more may have lost their lives. The search continued for bodies along the beaches of Abyan province, said an official speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the news media.

Hundreds of Africans die every year trying to reach Yemen, many of whom drown or are killed by pirates and smugglers in the dangerous waters separating Somalia and the Arabian peninsula.