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Search and rescue operations conducted after vessel carrying more than 300 people capsizes near Guhere.
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Al Jazeera
At least 109 dead, over 100 missing as migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
Search and rescue operations conducted after vessel carrying more than 300 people capsizes near Guhere.
News24
139 migrants dead, 84 missing after boat capsizes on Djibouti–Yemen route - UN
At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died, and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United Nations’ International Organisation for Migration said on Sunday.
Al Jazeera
At least 139 dead as migrant boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes
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PBS
At least 139 migrants dead, dozens missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast
The boat was traveling from Djibouti to Yemen when it capsized on Thursday night or Friday morning, according to the IOM. More than 80 people survived, all of them Ethiopian nationals, it said.
NYTimes – World NYT
Over 100 Migrants Are Dead After Boat Capsizes Near Djibouti
The shipwreck is among the deadliest ever recorded on the route to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration said. Dozens remain missing, and the bodies of 15 children were recovered.
Euronews
At least 139 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says
The UN's IOM agency says tens of thousands of migrants travel from the Horn of Africa through Djibouti each year as they look to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Yemen and eventually reach the Gulf countries.
BBC News – World BBC
Children among 109 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says
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.
DW
A migrant boat sank off the coast of Djibouti with the UN reporting over 200 people dead or missing
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.
Guardian
At least 109 dead including children after migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
More than 116 others still missing from vessel that was heading to Yemen with 350 people onboard, UN agency says At least 109 people, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying 350 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said. More than 116 others remain missing after the incident, which, according to survivors, happened near Guhere, north of th…
Sky News – World Sky
109 dead, more than 116 missing, after ship capsizes off coast of Djibouti, UN agency says
A ship has capsized off the coast of Djibouti, leaving 109 migrants dead and more than 116 missing, a United Nations agency has reported.
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