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At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes

HarZaviya summary · from 11 outlets

Most outlets reported the death toll as at least 139 migrants, including 15 children, with 84 missing, citing a UN agency. Some also noted the boat was overcrowded and was traveling from Djibouti to Yemen, carrying around 300–350 people. A few outlets, such as 24 News HD and ARY News (English), initially reported a lower death toll of 109 but later aligned with the higher figure in subsequent headlines. The timing of the incident was consistently cited as the night of October 8–9.

Summary generated by HarZaviya from the headlines and excerpts of the 11 outlets below. Each outlet's own headline is listed under it.

Same story from 11 outlets

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  1. 139 Migrants Die After Boat Capsizes

    At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died after a boat traveling from Djibouti to Yemen capsized overnight between October… Read More

  2. The Nation 86% identical

    139 migrants die after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes

    DJIBOUTI - At least 139 migrants, in­cluding at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sail­ing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United Nations’ Inter­national Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday.

  3. Business Recorder 84% identical

    Djibouti boat wreck leaves 139 migrants dead, 84 missing

    NAIROBI: At least 139 migrants died, including 15 children, and 84 went missing when an overcrowded boat sank while heading from Djibouti to Yemen, a UN agency said Sunday. The vessel was carrying 305 people, most of them Ethiopian, when it capsized north of the Djibouti town of Obock overnight on October 8-9, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement. “Survivors to...

  4. Daily Times 86% identical

    Children among 139 migrants dead as boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes

    At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United Nations’ International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday. The boat, carrying 305 people, capsized near Guhere, north of Obock a port […]

  5. Minute Mirror 85% identical

    At least 139 migrants dead after boat capsizes on ...

    At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti while travelling towards Yemen according to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM).

  6. The News International 82% identical

    Djibouti migrant boat capsizes, leaving 139 dead, including 15 children

    The boat overturned near Guhere, north of the fishing town of Obock, during the night of 8-9 October At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying 305 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration...

  7. Dawn 87% identical

    At least 139 migrants dead, including some children, after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says

    At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United Nations’ International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday. The boat, carrying 305 people, capsized near Guhere, north of Obock a port town in Djibouti during the night of Oct 8-9, the IOM said...

  8. 24 News HD 83% identical

    Djibouti boat wreck leaves 139 migrants dead, 84 missing: UN

    At least 139 migrants died, including 15 children, and 84 went missing when an overcrowded boat sank while heading from Djibouti to Yemen, a UN agency said Sunday.

  9. ARY News (English) 81% identical

    109 migrants dead, 116 missing in boat wreck off Djibouti: UN

    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...

  10. Arab News Pakistan 82% identical

    Children among 139 migrants dead in boat tragedy

    A boat carrying 350 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti, resulting in at least 109 deaths, according to the UN. Many others remain missing.

  11. The Express Tribune 83% identical

    139 migrants, including 15 children dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says

    The boat capsized near Djibouti's Obock port town on the night of October 8–9, the IOM said

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