At least 139 migrants dead, including some children, after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says

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At least 139 people, including children, died after a boat carrying 305 migrants from Djibouti to Yemen capsized, according to the International Organization for Migration. The vessel went down near Guhere, north of the Djiboutian port town of Obock, during the night of October 8–9.

The boat, carrying 305 people, capsized near Guhere, north of Obock — a port town in Djibouti — during the night of October 8-9, ​the IOM said, citing survivor accounts.