IOM Yemen Quarterly Migration Overview (January - March 2021)
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HORN OF AFRICA-YEMEN MIGRATION TRENDS IN 2021
In the first quarter of 2021, migrant arrivals into Yemen remained low compared to pre-pandemic years, despite some loosening of movement restrictions and border security. Some 5,113 migrants arrived in Yemen in the first quarter of this year, compared with 27,948 in the same period in 2020, and 37,109 in 2019. The few migrants, who have attempted to migrate irregularly to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) during the pandemic, have typically found themselves stranded at some point along the journey in the Horn of Africa or Yemen. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that more than 32,000 migrants are stranded across Yemen in dire conditions, with extremely limited-to-no access to essential services like shelter, food, water and health care.
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2021-03-09 03:35:56 GMT2021-03-09 11:35:56(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SANAA, March 9 (Xinhua) The death toll from a fire at an immigration holding facility here in Yemen s capital Sanaa has risen to 60, a security officer of the Houthi group said Tuesday.
The fire, which broke out on Sunday, has also injured more than 100 people, the officer told local media.
Overcrowding and chaos at the facility, in addition to the fire, caused heavy casualties, said the officer, adding victims of the fire included both African migrants and facility staff.
The Houthi group has formed a commission to investigate the incident, he said.
News Analysis: Migrant community organizer says more than 350 mainly Ethiopians perished in Yemen detention fire
Addis Abeba, March 09/2021 – Abdullah, an organizer of Ethiopian migrant community in the war-torn Yemen who spoke to
Addis Standard recounted the continued plight of Ethiopian migrants and refugees in Yemen and said there are no known survivors out of the more than 350 mainly Ethiopian migrants who were inside the hangar area where a fire broke out on March 07. Addis Standard has also received a graphic video showing piles of countless badly burned bodies inside the detention facility.
Up to now, more than 170 were confirmed to have been treated for injuries a result of the fire that engulfed a detention center located inside the Yemeni Immigration Authority compound (locally known as Al-Jawazat) in the capital Sana’a.