200 migrants feared dead in Red Sea

About 200 people drowned in the Red Sea when a boat carrying migrants to Saudi Arabia sank off the Sudanese coast. A fire broke out on board the boat, which was trying to smuggle people to Saudi Arabia. The vessel had launched from Sudan's Red Sea State, carrying migrants from neighbouring countries –most from Chad, Nigeria, Somalia, and Eritrea. Four Yemenis who allegedly owned the boat have been arrested in Port Sudan state. The Red Sea is a well-known trafficking route to Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Thousands of migrants make the dangerous crossing every year. Listen