At least 109 migrants, wey 15 of dem na pikin, don die, while 116 still dey miss after boat wey carry about 350 people capsize for sea near Djibouti as dem dey travel go Yemen, according to International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Sunday.
Boat no capsize for night between October 8 and 9, for north side of Obock, one coastal town for Djibouti, according to people wey survive.
The agency talk say more than 80 people survive, and all of dem na citizens of Ethiopia.
“This na very painful loss of lives. Our mind dey with the people wey survive and families wey lose their loved ones or still never hear any news about their relatives,” na wetin Alexandre Coissac, IOM head of mission for Djibouti, talk.
The agency talk say dem dey assist 64 survivors for migrant centre inside Obock as search and rescue work continue.
The migrants bin dey try cross Bab el-Mandeb Strait to find better work and money opportunities for Gulf countries.
IOM talk say poverty, insecurity and climate change still dey push people to travel through the dangerous route.
For 2025, more than 900 migrants die or go missing for sea route to Yemen. Another boat accident for March 2026 kill nine people, while 45 others go missing.
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