At least 109 dead including children after migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
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More than 116 others still missing from vessel that was heading to Yemen with 350 people onboard, UN agency says
At least 109 people, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying 350 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said.
More than 116 others remain missing after the incident, which, according to survivors, happened near Guhere, north of the fishing town of Obock, during the night of 8-9 October when the boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen.