14 women and children drowned in shipwreck off Yemen

The boat, with more than two dozen people on board, sank off the province of Hodeida, according to a statement by the Fisheries Authority in Hodeida, run by the country’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels

The tragedy happened in Yemen late on Monday (Paul Paladin/Alamy/PA)

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023 - 13:41

Associated Press Reporter

At least 14 women and children died in a shipwreck off Yemen’s Red Sea coast earlier this week, authorities said on Wednesday.

The boat, with more than two dozen people on board, sank off the province of Hodeida, according to a statement by the Fisheries Authority in Hodeida, run by the country’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.