Nairobi, Oct 11, 2026 (AFP) - 109 migrants dead, 116 missing in boat wreck off Djibouti: UN

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At least 109 migrants died, including 15 children, and 116 went missing when a boat sank off the shores of Djibouti on the night of October 8-9, a UN agency said Sunday. Survivors said the vessel -- which was carrying 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen -- capsized north of the Djibouti town of Obock, according to a statement from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). "Survivors told me that the boat started to sink backwards as soon......

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