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At least 109 migrants dead, more than 100 missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti

  Sun, 11 Oct 2026
Africa This file photo shows a member of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) inspecting the abandoned wreckage of a boat that capsized while attempting to transport migrants to Yemen along the so-called Eastern Route at Gehere beach, near Obock, Djibouti, on April 12, 2026. -  Luis Tato, AFP
SUN, 11 OCT 2026
This file photo shows a member of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) inspecting the abandoned wreckage of a boat that capsized while attempting to transport migrants to Yemen along the so-called Eastern Route at Gehere beach, near Obock, Djibouti, on April 12, 2026. - © Luis Tato, AFP

At least 109 migrants were killed, including 15 children, and some 116 were missing after a boat sank off the shores of Djibouti overnight on October 8-9, a UN agency said Sunday.

Survivors said the vessel – which was carrying 350 people from Djibouti to Yemen – capsized north of the Djibouti town of Obock, according to a statement from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), whose teams are on the ground alongside local authorities to provide emergency aid.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)

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