392 Yemeni citizens evacuated from Sudan

STORY: 392 Yemeni citizens evacuated from Sudan DATELINE: May 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemenis arriving at Sanaa International Airport after being evacuated from Sudan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDULLAH ABU SHAWAREB, Evacuated Yemeni citizen 3. various of family members of the evacuees waiting at the airport 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AMMAR GHAZWAN, Evacuated Yemeni citizen STORYLINE: A total of 392 Yemeni citizens who had been evacuated from Sudan safely returned home in the past 24 hours, Yemen's state TV reported on Monday. The country's national carrier Yemenia operated two flights to facilitate their repatriation. The first flight, carrying 197 citizens, arrived in the southern port city of Aden on Sunday. The second flight, with 195 passengers on board, landed in the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa later on Sunday night. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDULLAH ABU SHAWAREB, Evacuated Yemeni citizen "Yemeni nationals in Sudan, including students, worker

At least 10 killed in Philippine ferry fire, over 200 rescued

STORY: At least 10 killed in Philippine ferry fire, over 200 rescued DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ferry fire 2. pictures of the rescue effort STORYLINE: A ferry carrying more than 200 people caught fire in the southern Philippines late Wednesday night, killing at least 10 passengers, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Thursday. Commodore Marco Antonio Gines, the commander of the PCG District in Southwestern Mindanao, said the M/V Lady Mary Joy 3, a passenger and cargo vessel, was headed to Jolo from Zamboanga City when it caught fire in the waters off Baluk-Baluk Island in Hadji Muhtamad town of Basilan province past 10 p.m. local time on Wednesday. Nixon Alonzo, the chief of disaster reduction and management office in Basilan province, told a local radio that authorities are verifying reports that seven more passengers who jumped into the sea are missing. At least 195 passengers and 35 crew members have been rescued.

N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Amid protests by citizens, the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port on Dec. 3 with 195 passengers and about 49 tons of cargo on board.

N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Amid protests by citizens, the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port on Dec. 3 with 195 passengers and about 49 tons of cargo on board. (Kyodo)