Authorities in Ethiopia have started returning migrants stranded in the oil-rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia by flying 842 of them on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal of this programme’s third phase is to return 70,000 people in four months by operating 12 flights per week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government says they were in “difficult conditions” as most are undocumented and have been languishing in prisons and detention centres in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the risk of them returning to Saudi is also high as thousands travel each year seeking better living conditions. Earlier this week, 38 Ethiopian migrants including children, died in a shipwreck off the Djibouti coast, Ethiopian officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is thought they could have been on their way to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kingdom hosts about 750,000 Ethiopian migrants, more than half of whom are believed to have entered the territory illegally, according to reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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