109 migrants, including 15 children dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says
The IOM said overcrowding caused the vessel to sink, and crews are still searching for 84 people as more bodies were recovered.
- 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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The United Nations agency International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that the boat carrying more than 300 migrants met with the accident near Guhere, north of Obok city in Djibouti.
At least 139 migrants dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says
NAIROBI, Kenya – 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, October 11. The boat, carrying 305 people, capsized near Guhere, north of Obock, a port town in Djibouti, during the night of October 8-9, the IOM said, citing survivor accou…
A boat carrying 305 migrants capsized off Djiboutian coast on October 8, killing at least 139 people and leaving 84 others missing.
At least 139 migrants dead, 84 missing after overcrowded boat capsizes off Djibouti – Democratic Accent
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