# 139 migrants dead, 84 missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti

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- CGTN, 2026-10-12 13:48 UTC
- World
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> The IOM said an overcrowded boat carrying 305 people overturned near Guhere, north of Obock, on the night of October 8-9. At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died and 84 are missing; all 82 survivors are Ethiopian nationals.

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