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Children among at least 139 dead after migrant boat capsizes

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What happened

A boat has capsized off the coast of Djibouti leaving at least 139 migrants dead and 84 missing, a United Nations agency has reported.

Key facts

  • A boat has capsized off the coast of Djibouti leaving at least 139 migrants dead and 84 missing, a United Nations agency has reported.
  • Reported by Sky News and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:08:00 UTC.

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  2. Children among 139 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says

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  4. Saudi Arabia vows retaliation against Houthis after airport strike kills at least 12

  5. ‘Started to sink backwards’: 139 migrants killed as boat capsizes off Djibouti

  6. At least 139 migrants dead, 84 missing after overcrowded boat capsizes off Djibouti

  7. At least 139 dead as migrant boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes

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