SANAA, Yemen, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Two boats sank in bad weather off Yemen, leaving about 80 Africans dead or presumed dead, the Yemeni Interior Ministry said Monday.
The Yemen Post reported one boat carrying 46 Africans, mostly Ethiopians, went down near the Bab al-Mandab straits in the Red Sea. Only three Somalis were found alive after they made it to the Yemeni coast, the newspaper said.
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The bodies of two people were found by the coast guard. The rest were missing and presumed dead.
The second boat was transporting 35-40 Africans when it capsized off Ras al-Arah coast. A search was under way to find any survivors but the ministry said "hope is fading."
