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

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‘Started to sink backwards’: 139 migrants killed as boat capsizes off Djibouti — full report at Times of India.

Key facts

  • ‘Started to sink backwards’: 139 migrants killed as boat capsizes off Djibouti — full report at Times of India.
  • Reported by Times of India and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:54:03 UTC.

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

  2. Terminal in Riyadh airport hit again, a day after deadly strike killed 12

  3. Man killed in fight over Delhi metro seat; retired IAS officer, son held

  4. ‘Dad will take care of it’: 3 killed as teen’s Mini Cooper rams scooter in Kochi

  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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Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India