Horn of Africa: More than 50 people die trying to reach Yemen

At least fifty-six people have died while trying to make the perilous Gulf of Aden crossing from Somalia to Yemen, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday. UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Ron Redmond told journalists that a dozen boats carrying 925 Somalis, Ethiopians and others fleeing growing violence and insecurity in the region had arrived in Yemen since September 3.