Children among 109 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says

October 11, 2026 · 11:35 am 3 sources

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• Children among 109 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says
  BBC News · October 11, 2026 12:08
  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.

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• At least 109 dead, over 100 missing as migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
  Al Jazeera · October 11, 2026 11:34
  Search and rescue operations conducted after vessel carrying more than 300 people capsizes near Guhere.
• A migrant boat sank off the coast of Djibouti with the UN reporting over 200 people dead or missing
  Deutsche Welle · October 11, 2026 11:35
  The UN migration agency has reported that at least 109 people were killed and 116 remain missing after a migrant boat sank overnight on its way to Yemen. At least 80 Ethiopians survived the incident but 15 children died.