Over 1875 Somalis reach Yemeni coasts in April

SANA'A May 05 (Saba)- Security authorities in the coastal
governorates have reported that about 1875 Somali refugees reached
the Yemeni coasts last April.

The reports showed that the refuges include 454 women and 71
children refugees from Somalia who have arrived at the coasts of
Taiz, Shabwa, Hadramout and Abyan governorates, the Interior
Ministry said.

It is worth mentioning that the number of Somalis who arrived in
Yemen from January to April 2009 had reached 9000 refugees,
according to initial statistics.

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