SANA'A, March 6 (Bernama) -- Yemeni security bodies arrested 112 emigrants, among them 15 women, who arrived at Khanfer coastline in Abyan province and Dhubab coastline in Taiz province, Yemen news agency, Saba, reported Friday.
The security bodies said that they had captured 79 Ethiopian emigrants who arrived on an unknown ship carrying 150 persons at Khanfer coastline. The rest onboard the ship managed to escape.
In the meantime the other 33 Ethiopian emigrants arrived at Dhubab coastline and were immediately sent to undergo investigation procedures for entering Yemen illegally.
The security bodies reported that 76 Somali refugees, among them 11 women and 5 children, one child passed away, arrived at Hadramout coastline and Dhubab coastline in Taiz province in three separate trips. They were then gathered at the main camp at Kharaz in Lahj province.
According to the Information Security Centre, there were 2559 Somali refugees who came to Yemen in February.
The number of African refugees, mostly Somalis, exceeding 800,000 refugees. They put more burden on the country's fragile economy.
They usually arrived through the sea and many died as overcrowded boats capsized or as the refugees were forced by smugglers to swim far to reach Yemeni coasts.
