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‘Started to sink backwards’: 139 migrants killed as boat capsizes off Djibouti
At least 139 migrants dead, 84 missing after overcrowded boat capsizes off Djibouti
At least 139 dead as migrant boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes
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Read the full report at Fox NewsAt least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died and 84 remain missing after a migrant boat capsized.
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WorldPing‘Started to sink backwards’: 139 migrants killed as boat capsizes off Djibouti — full report at Times of India.
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WorldPingThe boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with 305 people on board, when it capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night.
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WorldPingA boat has capsized off the coast of Djibouti leaving at least 139 migrants dead and 84 missing, a United Nations agency has reported.
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