109 migrants dead, 116 missing after boat sinks off Djibouti
October 11, 2026 at 11:57 AM · Updated 5d ago
9 reports · 6 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 6 hours
الأمم المتحدة: مصرع 109 أشخاص بينهم أطفال إثر غرق قارب قبالة سواحل جيبوتي
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انقلاب قارب في جيبوتي: 109 قتلى من بينهم أطفال، و116 لا يزالون في عداد المفقودين، بحسب الأمم المتحدة
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Djibouti boat capsize: Children among 109 dead with 116 still missing, UN says
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أكثر من 100 قتيل وعشرات المفقودين بغرق قارب مهاجرين قبالة جيبوتي
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At least 109 dead, over 100 missing as migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
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At least 109 dead including children after migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
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مصرع 109 مهاجرين وفقدان 116 آخرين إثر غرق قارب قبالة جيبوتي
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109 قتلى و116 مفقودا في غرق قارب قبالة جيبوتي
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مأساة قبالة جيبوتي.. مصرع 109 مهاجرين وفقدان 116 آخرين إثر غرق قارب
(opens the publisher’s site)The International Organization for Migration reports 109 migrants killed and 116 missing after a boat capsized off Djibouti's coast while en route to Yemen.
- The IOM confirmed 109 migrants died and 116 remain missing after a migrant boat capsized off Djibouti.
- The vessel, carrying about 350 people, capsized Thursday evening north of Obock while sailing toward Yemen.
- The dead include 52 men, 42 women and 15 children; more than 80 survivors were all Ethiopian citizens.
- The IOM said its teams are assisting local authorities in providing emergency aid on the ground.
- The IOM said the boat capsized during the night between October 8 and 9 off Djibouti.
- Survivors said the vessel was overloaded with passengers when it overturned en route to Yemen.
- The IOM called the tragedy a stark reminder of the dangers on the eastern migration route.