# Migrant boat sinks off Djibouti, with more than 200 dead or missing, UN says

https://mins.news/en/item/95204

- DW, 2026-10-11 11:35 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/a-migrant-boat-sank-off-the-coast-of-djibouti-with-the-un-reporting-over-200-people-dead-or-missing/a-79633644?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The International Organization for Migration said a boat carrying an estimated 350 people capsized near Obock, Djibouti, while heading to Yemen. At least 109 people died, 116 are missing and 80 Ethiopians survived; 15 children were among those killed. Search and rescue operations are continuing.

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