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Children among 109 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says
The boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with 350 people on board when it capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night.
According to IOM figures, more than 900 migrants died or went missing taking the same route in 2025, with an 18% increase in the number of people attempting the journey.
At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, have died and dozens more are still missing after a boat sank off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said.
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