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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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U.N.: At least 139 migrants dead after boat to Yemen capsizes | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
NAIROBI >> At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration said on Sunday.
·Honolulu, United States
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139 migrants dead, 84 missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti
At least 139 migrants died after a boat carrying hundreds of people to Yemen capsized off Djibouti in East Africa, according to the United Nations’ migration agency. Another 84 people remain missing. The boat was carrying 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen when it capsized near Guehere, north of Obock, overnight Thursday into Friday. Djiboutian […]
·Tilburg, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The overcrowded boat carried 305 people, mostly Ethiopian.
·Montreal, Canada
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