Event Brief
Oct 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM ET
At least 139 dead after migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
By The BriefBrief · Sources (6)
At least 139 people, including 15 children, died when a migrant boat capsized off Djibouti on Thursday night while traveling toward Yemen. The IOM said 82 people, all Ethiopians, survived and 84 remain missing; the boat capsized off the port town of Obock.
WHO: Migrants aboard the boat
WHAT: A migrant boat capsized, leaving at least 139 people dead.
WHEN: Oct 8, 2026
WHERE: Off the coast of Djibouti near Obock
WHY: The boat was en route to Yemen; survivors said it began sinking backwards as soon as they boarded.
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