At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, have died and more than 116 are missing after a boat carrying about 350 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the International Organisation for Migration said on Sunday.
The boat capsized near Guhere, north of Obock — a port town in Djibouti — during the night of October 8 and 9 October, the IOM said, citing survivor accounts.
More than 80 people survived the shipwreck, all Ethiopian nationals, the report said.
A spokesperson for the Ethiopian government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat capsized between Djibouti and Yemen.
- More than 116 migrants are reported missing following the incident.
- The boat was carrying about 350 people when it capsized near Guhere, north of Obock, Djibouti.
- The shipwreck occurred during the night of October 8 and 9, according to the International Organisation for Migration.
- Over 80 survivors, all Ethiopian nationals, were reported from the shipwreck.
