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color: #fff\">68 migrants died in the incident, with 54 bodies washing ashore in Khanfar district. 14 others were taken to a hospital in Zinjibar<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"f476b68e-7354-4ac9-bad7-575aefba3fdb\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-f27bda62-14fb-460b-aaa2-7ab4b2661262 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-28.893626442842958%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-405f72ea-d093-47ff-a7a8-29d7cc79cb7c\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-ebf19cf4-8b06-47ea-8dff-6ef4b5fae695\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-115.50632%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#1d232d\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-f27bda62-14fb-460b-aaa2-7ab4b2661262\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-0300c506-2290-4456-9742-b21cd218cd1b\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:236.89527%;height:100%;left:-68.44764%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cynmn8eu.jpg\" alt=\"\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 67% 67%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 67% 67%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.8932%;top:77.34628%;width:76.69903%;height:17.63754%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-405f72ea-d093-47ff-a7a8-29d7cc79cb7c\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-ebf19cf4-8b06-47ea-8dff-6ef4b5fae695\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-115.50632%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 1.834862385321101% 1.834862385321101% 1.834862385321101% 1.834862385321101%\" id=\"el-f2dbb1ae-5009-4498-8362-496f194faadc\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5604430379746838% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; 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