Djibouti to Yemen overturns, 109 migrants dead and 116 missing
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At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, have died and more than 116 remain missing after a boat carrying about 350 people capsized while travelling from Djibouti to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday.
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The boat capsized during the night of Oct 8-9 near Guhere, north of Obock, a port town in Djibouti, the IOM said, citing accounts from survivors.
More than 80 people survived the shipwreck, all of them Ethiopian nationals, the agency said.
A spokesperson for the Ethiopian government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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