139 Migrants Die After Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti Coast
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At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying 305 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti.
Around 84 people remain missing. The vessel was traveling from Djibouti to Yemen when it sank on Thursday night or Friday morning, October 8-9. More than 80 people survived, all of whom are Ethiopian nationals. Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, stated that the bodies buried by authorities in Djibouti are included in the official count, but others buried by migrants will not be added until verified.
He described the burials as occurring in a common grave, like in a war situation. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that the boat was overcrowded and sank shortly after departing. Survivors are receiving medical and psychological support at the IOM rescue center in Obock. The shipwreck is one of the deadliest on the route from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, where migrants seek work in Gulf nations. Personal items, including shoes, were found on a beach near the incident site. Djiboutian authorities are continuing search and rescue operations.
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- Center-LeftAl JazeeraAt least 139 dead, 84 missing as migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftAl-MonitorAt least 139 migrants dead, including some children, after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftThe Boston Globe109 migrants, including 15 children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftThe IndependentChildren among 109 dead after migrant boat capsizes off Africa (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftTheJournal.ie109 migrants dead and 116 missing in boat wreck off Djibouti (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterAgence France-PresseDjibouti boat wreck leaves 139 migrants dead, 84 missing: UN - AFP.com (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterAsharq Al-Awsat109 Migrants Dead, 116 Missing after Boat Capsizes off Djibouti, Says UN (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterBBC NewsChildren among 139 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterCTV News139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterDeutsche WelleA migrant boat sank off the coast of Djibouti with the UN reporting over 200 people dead or missing (opens the publisher’s site)