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On October 8-9, 2026, a boat capsized off the coast near Guhere, north of Obock, Djibouti, carrying around 350 migrants heading from Djibouti to Yemen. The incident resulted in at least 109 deaths, including 15 children, and more than 116 people remain missing. Survivors, all Ethiopian nationals, reported that the vessel sank shortly after departure due to overcrowding. More than 80 survivors were rescued and are receiving medical care from local authorities and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Alexandre Coissac, IOM’s chief of mission in Djibouti, emphasized the severe dangers migrants face along this route while seeking economic opportunities abroad.
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At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died and 84 remain missing after an overcrowded boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti while carrying more than 300 people towards Yemen, the United Nations migration agency said on Sunday.
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agency → include → Sunday
The boat was carrying 305 people, most of them Ethiopians, when it sank near Guhere, off Djibouti’s eastern coast, in the Gulf of Aden during the night of October 8-9, according to the international organisation for migration (IOM).
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it → carry → migration
At least 82 people survived, all of them Ethiopian nationals.
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all → survive → them
“Survivors told me that the boat started to sink backwards as soon as they got in it,” Alexandre Coissac, IOM’s chief of mission in Djibouti, said, describing the incident as a “devastating loss of life”.
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Coissac → tell → life
The agency initially reported 109 deaths and 116 people missing, but revised the toll to 139 dead and 84 missing after more bodies were recovered.
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bodies → report → 139
The official count may rise further, as some bodies buried by migrants themselves have yet to be verified by authorities, Coissac told the Associated Press.
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Coissac → rise → Press
Djiboutian authorities continued search and rescue operations, while IOM teams provided emergency assistance.
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teams → continue → assistance
The agency said it was assisting 64 survivors at a migrant centre in the coastal town of Obock.
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it → say → Obock
The crossing from the Horn of Africa to Yemen via the Bab al-Mandeb strait is a popular but dangerous route for migrants seeking jobs and safety in Gulf countries.
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crossing → seek → countries
The narrow waterway separates Djibouti and Yemen, but the journey carries significant risks amid conflict and instability across the region.
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journey → separate → region
“Poverty, insecurity and the growing impacts of climate change drive many to undertake this journey, despite mounting instability across the Middle East,” the IOM said.
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IOM → grow → East
Coissac said 150 people aboard the boat had previously been turned back from Yemen but had attempted the crossing again.
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people → say → crossing
The agency recorded more than 20,000 incoming movements from Ethiopia to Djibouti since September 10.
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agency → record → September
In 2025, more than 900 migrants died or went missing along the sea route to Yemen, while the number attempting the journey rose by 18%, according to the IOM.
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number → die → IOM
The latest disaster follows a shipwreck in March 2026 that left nine people dead and 45 missing.
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that → follow → people
IOM director general Amy Pope urged governments and donors to expand support for search and rescue operations and create safer migration routes.
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Pope → urge → routes
“No one gets into a boat like that unless they believe there is no other safe way,” Pope said.
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Pope → get → that
“We cannot keep treating these deaths as normal.
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We → keep → deaths
Safe and legal pathways save lives.”
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pathways → save → lives
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