At Least 139 Migrants Dead After Boat Capsizes Between Djibouti and Yemen

At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died after a boat carrying approximately 305 people capsized near Djibouti's coast on the night of October 8–9. The International Organisation for Migration reported over 80 survivors, all Ethiopian nationals, while more than 80 others remain unaccounted for. Djiboutian authorities are continuing search and rescue operations, and the IOM has deployed teams to assist. The incident occurs amid renewed conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region and ongoing fighting in Yemen, with tens of thousands of migrants traveling this route annually in search of economic opportunities in Gulf countries.

Figures released Sunday by the United Nations migration agency placed the death toll from a vessel's sinking on the Djibouti-to-Yemen route at a minimum of 139 people — 15 of them children — with more than 80 others still unaccounted for from the approximately 305 aboard. Among the approximately 80 or more survivors pulled from the wreckage, the agency confirmed that every individual carried Ethiopian nationality. Fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region has broken out again, adding to a toll of loss that began accumulating well before a peace agreement ended roughly two years of armed conflict around four years ago.

At Least 139 Migrants Dead After Boat Capsizes Between Djibouti and Yemen

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