Migrant boat capsizes off Yemen, at least 49 dead, 140 missing

FILE - Migrants from Africa sail a wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea, about 30 miles north of Libya, June 17, 2023. At least 49 migrants from Somalia died when their boat capsized June 10, 2024, off the coast of Yemen, according to the International Organization for Migration.

The International Organization for Migration said at least 49 people died and another 140 remain missing after a boat carrying 260 migrants originating from Somalia capsized Monday off the coast of Yemen.