139 migrants, including 15 children dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says
“At least139 migrants, including 15 children, have died and more than 116 are missing after a boat carrying about 305 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United Nations Internat…”
The boat capsized near Guhere, north of Obock — a port town in Djibouti — during the night of 8–9 October, the IOM said, citing survivor accounts. More than 80 people survived the shipwreck, all Ethiopian nationals, the statement said.
A spokesperson for the Ethiopian government did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Among the 139 bodies recovered after the boat capsized, 52 are men, 42 women and 15 children including nine girls and six boys, the IOM said.
The death toll from the#Djiboutishipwreck has risen to 139, with 84 people still missing. As search and recovery efforts continue, IOM is providing emergency assistance to survivors. Every life lost is one too many.
"Stay connected with Aman-e-Pakistan for ongoing live reporting and verified investigative updates."
Read the latest updates here:https://t.co/LJje. AtSer2pic.twitter.com/VXfiv3TeFA— IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 (@UNmigration)October 11, 2026"Our teams are on the ground alongside local authorities to provide emergency assistance," said IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti Alexandre Coissac.
"This tragedy is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by migrants along this migration corridor as they seek economic opportunities," Coissac said. Read More:FIA busts 'dunki' racket, rescues 21 Pakistanis. Djiboutian authorities are continuing search and rescue operations, the IOM statement said, adding that local authorities are also providing medical care to survivors and arranging burials for the deceased.
The Djibouti government could not be immediately reached for comment. Yemen isexperiencingthe most serious escalation in fighting between Saudi Arabia-backed government forces and the Iran-backed Houthis since a UN-brokered truce largely halted cross-border attacks in 2022.
The renewed conflict could reshape control in Yemen, with implications for Red Sea shipping lanes. IOM described the crisis sparked by the fighting as alarming, with displacement figures surging to 200,000 from 76,000 in mid-September, IOM last week.
More than 3,700 people have fled Yemen by sea to Djibouti as of last week, . Fighting also broke out in Ethiopia last month in the biggest escalation of violence since the Tigray war.
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