Google map image of Obock in Djibouti where a boat capsized killing several people.
At least 109 migrants were killed, including 15 children, and some 116 were missing after a boat sank off the shores of Djibouti overnight on October 8-9, a UN agency said Sunday (October 11, 2026).
Survivors said the vessel — which was carrying 350 people from Djibouti to Yemen — capsized north of the Djibouti town of Obock, according to a statement from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), whose teams are on the ground alongside local authorities to provide emergency aid.
(The story is to be updated)
Published – October 11, 2026 02:54 pm IST
