At least 139 migrants dead after boat capsizes on ...

Summary

• At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti while travelling towards Yemen according to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM).
• According to the IOM, migrants continue using the Eastern Route despite changing security conditions in both Ethiopia and Yemen.
• The IOM’s Missing Migrants Project recorded more than 900 migrant deaths and disappearances along the Eastern Route in 2025 as the number of people undertaking the journey increased by 18 per cent.

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At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti while travelling towards Yemen according to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM). Around 84 people remain missing while approximately 82 survivors have been reported.

The overcrowded boat was carrying 305 people when it overturned near Guhere north of the port town of Obock during the night of October 8–9, 2026. The IOM reported the disaster on Sunday October 11 citing information provided by survivors.