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








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Image source, International Organization for MigrationImage caption, IOM workers receiving migrants near Guhere, north of the port town of Obock

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.

The boat had been travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with 305 people aboard when it capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night. Around 82 people were rescued, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.

IOM's Djibouti mission chief Alexandre Coissac called the tragedy a "stark reminder" of the dangers migrants face when seeking a new life elsewhere.

Tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa make the perilous journey each year hoping to reach Gulf countries for safety and work, the agency says.

The organisation revised its toll from 109 on Sunday after 30 more bodies were recovered.

"This is a devastating loss of life," Coissac said. "Our thoughts are with the survivors and the families who have lost loved ones or remain without news of their relatives."

Local authorities are also arranging burials for those who have died, while the survivors - all Ethiopian nationals - have medical care readily available to them.

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