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More than one hundred migrants are dead including 15 children after boat capsizes off Djibouti

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A boat carrying approximately 305 migrants capsized off the coast of Guhere, north of Obock in Djibouti, resulting in at least 109 deaths and over 116 people missing as of October 8-9. The survivors are all Ethiopian nationals who are receiving emergency assistance from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The IOM reports that among those found dead were 52 men, 42 women, and 15 children. This tragic event highlights the dangerous conditions faced by migrants traveling along this route between Djibouti and Yemen in search of economic opportunities.

Written by AI on 2026-10-11, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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As of October 12, 2026, at least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized off Djibouti’s coast near Guhere, north of Obock. The incident occurred during the night of October 8-9 while the vessel was en route from Djibouti to Yemen. Approximately 84 people remain missing, and over 80 survived, all Ethiopian nationals.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) initially reported 109 deaths and 116 missing but revised these figures after recovering more bodies. The confirmed death toll includes only those buried by Djibouti authorities; others buried by fellow migrants will be added to the count once verified by officials.

Survivors recounted that the boat began sinking backward immediately upon boarding due to overcrowding. Local authorities provided medical care and arranged burials for victims, while IOM teams assisted survivors and continued search operations.

IOM Director General Amy Pope emphasized the urgent need for safe and legal migration pathways to prevent such tragedies, highlighting the desperate circumstances forcing people to undertake perilous journeys despite escalating conflicts in Yemen. The revised death toll is expected to rise further as additional bodies are verified by authorities.

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Djibouti Ethiopian IOM Obock Yemen

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Djibouti GPE · 6× IOM ORG · 6× Yemen GPE · 6× Obock GPE · 4× Ethiopian NORP · 2× Alexandre Coissac PERSON · 1× Djiboutian NORP · 1× Guhere GPE · 1× International Organisation for Migration ORG · 1× the International Organization for Migration ORG · 1×

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A member of the International Organization for Migration inspects the remains of a boat that capsized at Gehere beach, near Obock, while carrying migrants to Yemen in April Workers from the IOM receive people fleeing Yemen after their boats docked at the shores of Obock in September

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🔮 The renewed conflict could reshape control in Yemen, with implications for Red Sea shipping lanes.

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More than one hundred migrants are dead including 15 children after boat capsizes off Djibouti · assertive framing

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At least 109 migrants including 15 children are dead after a boat capsized off Djibouti. asserted

boat → include → Djibouti

More than 116 remain missing following the incident near Guhere, north of the fishing town of Obock, Djibouti, the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said, citing survivor accounts. asserted

Organisation → remain → accounts

The boat was carrying about 305 people and capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen during the night of October 8-9. asserted

boat → carry → October

More than 80 people survived the shipwreck, all of whom are Ethiopian nationals. asserted

all → survive → whom

Among the bodies recovered after the boat capsized, 52 are men, 42 are women and 15 are children, including nine girls and six boys, the UN agency said. ' asserted

agency → recover → girls

Our teams are on the ground alongside local authorities to provide emergency assistance,' said IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti Alexandre Coissac. asserted

Chief → provide → Djibouti

'This tragedy is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by migrants along this migration corridor as they seek economic opportunities. asserted

they → face → opportunities

' The IOM is providing healthcare, psychosocial, food and other assistance at its migrant response centre in Obock. asserted

IOM → provide → Obock

boats → inspect → September

The Ethiopian and Djibouti governments have been approached for comment. asserted

governments → approach → comment

Djiboutian authorities are continuing search-and-rescue operations and local authorities are also providing medical care to survivors and arranging burials for the deceased. asserted

authorities → continue → deceased

The route from the Horn of Africa to the Arab Peninsula is used by hundreds of thousands of migrants a year, mainly Ethiopians and Somalis, making it one of the busiest migration paths in the world. asserted

it → use → world

The eastern route is one of the most dangerous globally, forcing users to walk long distances in severe heat or travel on packed boats at the hands of smugglers. asserted

route → force → smugglers

Yemen is experiencing the most serious escalation in fighting between Saudi Arabia-backed government forces and the Iran-backed Houthis since a UN-brokered truce largely halted cross-border attacks in 2022. asserted

truce → experience → 2022

The renewed conflict could reshape control in Yemen, with implications for Red Sea shipping lanes. uncertain

conflict → renew → lanes

The IOM described the crisis sparked by the fighting as alarming, with displacement figures surging to 200,000 from 76,000 in mid-September, according to data released last week. uncertain

figures → describe → data

More than 3,700 people have fled Yemen by sea to Djibouti, according to the IOM. uncertain

people → flee → IOM

Fighting also broke out in Ethiopia last month in the biggest escalation of violence since the Tigray war. asserted

Fighting → break → war