14 women and children drowned in shipwreck off Yemen coast
22 people died in a shipwreck off Yemen's Red Sea coast earlier this week, authorities said on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reports.
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The passengers, all local villagers, were on their way from Alluheyah to Kamaran Island, the largest Yemeni island in the Red Sea, to attend a wedding ceremony of a relative, the official said, adding that the fatalities included 12 women, seven children and two men.
"Six people survived the accident and were taken to the Al-Thawra Hospital in the city of Hodeidah, to receive first aid," he revealed, noting the accident was probably caused by a strong wind.
Kamaran Island and Hodeidah port have been under the control of the Houthi forces since October 2014.