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Migrant Boat Sinking Kills 139 Off Horn of Africa
Over 130 die as migrant vessel sinks near Djibouti-Yemen route.
In brief
Over 130 die as migrant vessel sinks near Djibouti-Yemen route. At least 139 migrants died after a boat capsized off Djibouti coast while traveling to Yemen, with 84 missing and death toll expected to rise. Originally reported by Vaticannews.
Migrant Boat Sinking
At least 139 people, including children, died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off Djibouti coast.
Survivors and Missing
About 82 people survived the sinking while 84 remain missing and death toll expected to rise.
IOM Reports
IOM describes the sinking as one of the deadliest on the Eastern Route with victims buried without names.
“They all have a mother, a father, and we may never learn what happened”
What to remember
At least 139 migrants died after a boat capsized off Djibouti coast while traveling to Yemen, with 84 missing and death toll expected to rise.
