Officials: 14 Women, Children Drowned in Shipwreck Off Yemen

Officials: 14 Women, Children Drowned in Shipwreck Off Yemen
The Red Sea coast in southwestern Yemen, south of Hodeidah Province on Aug. 8, 2018. Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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CAIRO—At least 14 women and children died in a shipwreck off Yemen’s Red Sea coast earlier this week, authorities said Wednesday.

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