Djibouti: Rescuers Search for 116 Migrants Missing After Boat Wreck Off Djibouti

At least 109 migrants died, including 15 children, and some 116 went missing when a boat sank off the shores of Djibouti on the night of 8-9 October, a UN agency said Sunday. More than 80 people survived the shipwreck, all Ethiopian nationals.

Survivors said the vessel – which was carrying 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen – capsized north of the Djibouti town of Obock, according to a statement from the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

“This is a devastating loss of life. Our…