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109 migrants, including 15 children dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says
- A vessel carrying 350 migrants capsized off Obock, Djibouti, during the night of Oct 8-9, killing at least 109 people, including 15 children, and leaving more than 116 missing, the International Organization for Migration said.
- Migrants frequently traverse the Gulf from Djibouti toward Yemen, hoping to reach Gulf countries; this maritime corridor remains perilous due to regional instability and dangerous sea conditions.
- Djiboutian authorities are continuing search and rescue operations for the remaining missing individuals, with humanitarian teams providing emergency aid near Obock.
- More than 80 survivors are Ethiopian nationals; the Obock Migrant Response Centre is assisting 64 of them following the shipwreck.
- The Missing Migrants Project reports this route remains dangerous, with more than 900 migrants dying or going missing along the path in 2025.
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At least 109 people died in the shipwreck of a boat carrying 305 migrants from Djibouti to Yemen, according to the United Nations.
At least 139 people dead after migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
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A ship filled with migrants sunk off the coast of the East African State, giving details to Telegram Canal 360.ru.
At least 139 migrants have died and 84 are missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, as quoted by DPA. The boat was traveling from Djibouti to Yemen. According to survivors, the boat capsized on Thursday evening near the port of Obock in northern Djibouti. More than 80 people survived, all of them Ethiopian citizens. Search and rescue operations are ongoing. Initially, 109 p…
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