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Djibouti boat capsize: Children among 139 dead with 84 still missing, UN says

At least 139 migrants including 15 children have died and dozens more are still missing after a boat sank off the coast of Djibouti, the UN's migration office has said.

BBC News2 sources1 min readFiled October 11, 2026

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    At least 139 migrants die in boat wreck between Djibouti and Yemen
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    Djibouti boat capsize: Children among 139 dead with 84 still missing, UN says

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