Over 100 missing: At least 27 migrants dead in shipwreck off Yemen
'At this stage, the deaths of 27 people are confirmed, their bodies have been recovered,' one security source said, adding that 'searches are ongoing'.
A second source said '150 people were on board the vessel that sank', also reporting 27 dead.
A police source told AFP that 'the boat was heading for the coast of (Abyan) province', adding that 'smuggler boats regularly arrive in our region'.
Abyan province's security directorate said in a statement that security forces 'are currently conducting a large operation to recover the bodies of a significant number of Ethiopian migrants (Oromos) who drowned off the coast of Abyan while attempting to illegally enter Yemeni territory'.
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