At least 27 migrants dead in shipwreck off Yemen: Security sources
'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.
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