# Children among 109 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says

https://mins.news/en/item/95228

- BBC News, 2026-10-11 12:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy7lxx60dg5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The IOM says at least 109 migrants, including 15 children, died when a boat carrying 350 people from Djibouti to Yemen overturned near Obock on Thursday night. Dozens remain missing and around 80 people were rescued.

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