109 migrants, including 15 children dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says
The UN migration agency said 80 people survived, while search teams continued looking for more than 116 missing after the overnight sinking.
- 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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MediafaxThe organization has announced that 64 of the survivors benefit from assistance at its centre for migrants in Obock. They receive medical care, temporary shelter and food. Article Tragedy in the Horn of Africa: At least 109 people have died and more than 116 are reported missing after a shipwreck appears first in Romania TV.
At least 109 people died in the shipwreck of a boat carrying 305 migrants from Djibouti to Yemen, according to the United Nations.
According to the UN, the majority of the passengers were Ethiopians, who fled the war in their country to join the Gulf countries.
At least 139 people dead after migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
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