# At least 139 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says

https://mins.news/en/item/95293

- euronews, 2026-10-11 13:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/at-least-139-migrants-dead-after-boat-capsizes-off-djibouti-un-says

> The UN’s International Organization for Migration says tens of thousands of migrants travel from the Horn of Africa through Djibouti each year, aiming to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Yemen and eventually reach Gulf countries.

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