At least 109 dead, over 100 missing as migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti

Search and rescue operations conducted after vessel carrying more than 300 people capsizes near Guhere.Published On 11 Oct 202611 Oct 2026At least 109 people, including 15 children, have died and more than 116 are missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, according to the United Nations migration agency.In a statement on Sunday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) quoted survivors as saying that the incident happened near Guhere off Djibouti’s eastern coast facing the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb strait from Thursday night to before dawn on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Djibouti calls for assistance as thousands of Yemenis flee to countrylist 2 of 3Djibouti urges world to help as Yemen war drives refugee influxlist 3 of 3More than 200,000 displaced as fighting escalates in Yemen, UN saysend of listThe boat was heading from Djibouti to Yemen with more than 300 people on board. More than 80 people – all Ethiopians – survived the shipwreck while Djiboutian search and rescue operations continued.“Our teams are on the ground alongside local authorities to provide emergency assistance,” IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti Alexandre ...