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Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti Coast, Leaving 109 Dead Including 15 Children
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In Short: At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, died after a boat capsized off Djibouti's coast, with more than 116 missing.
At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The incident occurred on Thursday night or Friday morning, with the vessel carrying an estimated 305 people, as reported by AOL.co.uk (United Kingdom) and CNBC TV18.
AOL.co.uk (United Kingdom) and CNBC TV18 reported that the boat was traveling from Djibouti to Yemen when it capsized. Al Jazeera (Qatar) and Arabnews (Saudi Arabia) confirmed the same, adding that the boat was heading from Djibouti to Yemen with more than 300 people on board.
According to the IOM, the boat capsized near Guhere, north of Obock, during the night of October 8-9, as reported by ANI News (India) and Oneindia. The vessel was estimated to have been carrying 350 people, as stated by DW (Germany) and Mmnews.
Survivors told authorities that the vessel was traveling from Djibouti towards Yemen when it capsized at sea, as reported by English and TVC News. The IOM said it had recorded “more than 20,000 incoming movements to Djibouti from Ethiopia” since September 10, according to Al Jazeera (Qatar) and BBC (United Kingdom).
The bodies recovered included 52 men, 42 women, and 15 children, as reported by Arabnews (Saudi Arabia), Daily Sabah (Türkiye), and Kuwait Times. The IOM said more than 80 people survived the accident, while at least 116 others are still missing, according to AOL.co.uk (United Kingdom) and CNBC TV18.
The IOM’s chief of mission in Djibouti, Alexandre Coissac, described the incident as a devastating loss of life and expressed sympathy for families who had lost relatives or were still waiting for information about them, as reported by BBC (United Kingdom) and Daily Sabah (Türkiye).
The IOM is providing emergency assistance to survivors, including healthcare and support to restore contact with their families, as reported by BBC (United Kingdom) and TVC News. The organization is also helping survivors reconnect with their families, as reported by Oneindia.
The IOM urged donors and partner organizations to increase support for Djibouti’s response, including search and rescue operations and the provision of life-saving assistance to migrants, as reported by MM News and Mmnews.
The IOM said the boat capsized overnight near Obock, Djibouti, while traveling towards Yemen, as reported by MM News and TVC News.
The incident highlights the dangers faced by migrants along the migration corridor as they seek economic opportunities, as reported by Al Jazeera (Qatar), CNBC TV18, and Kuwait Times.
The IOM said it had recorded “more than 20,000 incoming movements to Djibouti from Ethiopia” since September 10, according to Al Jazeera (Qatar) and BBC (United Kingdom).
The IOM said it had recorded “more than 20,000 incoming movements to Djibouti from Ethiopia” since September 10, according to Al Jazeera (Qatar) and BBC (United Kingdom).
Background
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What's confirmed
- At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat with 305 on board capsized off the coast of east Africa, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday.
- The vessel was traveling from Djibouti to Yemen when it capsized on Thursday night or Friday morning, according to the IOM.
- Tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa travel through Djibouti and across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait towards the Gulf countries, in search of safety and economic opportunities, the IOM said in its statement.
- The IOM said it had recorded “more than 20,000 incoming movements to Djibouti from Ethiopia” since September 10.
- “This tragedy is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by migrants along this migration corridor as they seek economic opportunities.” Crossing Bab al-Mandeb, a waterway that measures just 20km (12.4 miles) at its narrowest points between Djibouti and Yemen, is a popular but dangerous route for thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa.
- “Our teams are on the ground alongside local authorities to provide emergency assistance,” IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti Alexandre Coissac said, lamenting the “devastating loss of life”.
- GENEVA: At least 109 migrants died, including 15 children, and some 116 went missing when a boat sank off the shores of Djibouti overnight on October 8-9, a UN agency said Sunday.
- Among the 109 bodies recovered were 52 men, 42 women and 15 children — nine girls and six boys — the statement said.
- The vessel, which was estimated to have been carrying 350 people, capsized near Obock, Djibouti, en route to Yemen.
- Survivors said the vessel, carrying 350 people from Djibouti to Yemen, capsized north of Obock, Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement.
- At least 109 migrants have died and another 116 remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti while travelling towards Yemen, according to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM).
- Houthi Attack on Riyadh Airport Kills Three Saudis Alexandre Coissac, the IOM’s chief of mission in Djibouti, described the incident as a devastating loss of life and expressed sympathy for families who had lost relatives or were still waiting for information about them.
What's still developing
- A shipwreck in March this year left nine people dead and 45 missing.
- IOM spokesman Kennedy Omondi Okoth told AFP that most migrants attempting the journey were from Ethiopia or Somalia, adding that many were becoming stranded in Djibouti.