The boat left the night of 8-9 October heading for Yemen and capsized near Obock, overcrowded. About 82 survived, all Ethiopian. IOM revised the death ...
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A boat carrying 305 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa ...
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died and 84 remain missing after a migrant boat capsized.
More than 80 people survived the deadly crossing from Djibouti toward Yemen, while at least 84 remained missing as authorities worked to verify additional victims.
The boat was traveling from Djibouti to Yemen when it capsized on Thursday night or Friday morning, according to the IOM. More than 80 people survived, all of them Ethiopian nationals, it said.
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat with 305 on board capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said ...
The shipwreck is among the deadliest ever recorded on the route to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration said. Dozens remain missing, and the bodies of 15 children were recovered.
More than 116 remain missing following the incident near Guhere, north of the fishing town of Obock - a port town in Djibouti, the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.
The boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with 350 people on board, when it capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night.
At least 139 migrants have died after their boat capsized off Djibouti, with a further 84 people still missing, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Sunday.