22 people died in a shipwreck off Yemen's Red Sea coast earlier this week, authorities said on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reports.

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.