# Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti

> At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died in Djibouti boat disaster.
- Title: Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti · Fox News | Shortify
- Summary: At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died in Djibouti boat disaster. A boat carrying 305 migrants capsized off Djibouti coast, killing at least 139…
- Keywords: dibouti, migrants, united nations, iom, migration, boat capsizing, died, missing, news, politics, Migrant, Boat
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/world/at-least-139-migrants-dead-84-missing-overcrowded-boat-capsizes-djibouti
- Author: Sophia Compton
- Published: 2026-10-11T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dibouti, migrants, united nations, iom, migration, boat capsizing, died, missing, news, politics
## Migrant Boat Capsizes
At least 139 migrants including 15 children died when a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized off Djibouti coast.

> No one gets into a boat like that unless they believe there is no other safe way
## Survivors and Missing
At least 84 people remain missing while more than 80 survivors were Ethiopian nationals.
## Cause of Disaster
The boat sank mainly because it was overcrowded after departing on Oct 8.

> mainly because it was overcrowded
## Human Impact
Victims buried with no names in common graves may never be identified.

> They all have a mother, a father, and we may never learn what happened
## Key takeaway

A boat carrying 305 migrants capsized off Djibouti coast, killing at least 139 people including 15 children.