Hodeidah is a port city in northwestern Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels. Many people from the village of Alluheya here were on their way by boat to attend a wedding ceremony on Kamaran Island, the country’s largest island in the Red Sea.
There were 27 people including women and children in the boat. The boat was traveling in the Red Sea near Hodeidah when it suddenly capsized. In this, everyone in the boat drowned and staggered.
On receiving information about this, the Coast Guard and rescue teams rushed to the spot in rescue boats.
But by then 21 people including 12 women, 7 boys and 2 men drowned and died miserably. At the same time, the rescue team rescued 6 people who were struggling for life while struggling in the water.
They were immediately admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment. The cause of the accident was not immediately known.
At the same time, the authorities suspect that the accident may have been caused by the strong wind blowing in the sea.
Officials said that a detailed investigation will be conducted.
21 women and children died when the boat of the people who went to the wedding ceremony capsized in the sea, causing great tragedy in Yemen.