--- title: "At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes" description: "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." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13624-un-109-migrants-dead-116-missing-after-boat-capsizes-off site: HarZaviya language: en --- # At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes world · updated 12 Oct 2026, 11:26 AM PKT · 11–12 Oct 2026 · 14 articles from 11 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 11 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > 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. ## Same story from 11 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ProPakistani** — [139 Migrants Die After Boat Capsizes](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/12/139-migrants-die-after-boat-capsizes/) · 12 Oct 2026, 11:26 AM PKT > At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died after a boat traveling from Djibouti to Yemen capsized overnight between October… Read More - **The Nation** — [139 migrants die after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes](https://www.nation.com.pk/12-Oct-2026/139-migrants-die-boat-djibouti-yemen-capsizes) · 12 Oct 2026, 6:40 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > 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. - **Business Recorder** — [Djibouti boat wreck leaves 139 migrants dead, 84 missing](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443739/djibouti-boat-wreck-leaves-139-migrants-dead-84-missing) · 12 Oct 2026, 4:57 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > 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... - **Daily Times** — [Children among 139 migrants dead as boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1566005/children-among-139-migrants-dead-as-boat-from-djibouti-to-yemen-capsizes/) · 12 Oct 2026, 4:01 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > 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 […] - **Minute Mirror** — [At least 139 migrants dead after boat capsizes on ...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/at-least-139-migrants-dead-after-boat-capsizes-on-djibouti-yemen-route-643052/) · 11 Oct 2026, 11:29 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > 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). - **The News International** — [Djibouti migrant boat capsizes, leaving 139 dead, including 15 children](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1419561-djibouti-migrant-boat-capsizes-leaving-139-dead-including-15-children) · 11 Oct 2026, 11:20 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > 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... - **Dawn** — [At least 139 migrants dead, including some children, after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says](https://www.dawn.com/news/2036408/at-least-139-migrants-dead-including-some-children-after-boat-from-djibouti-to-yemen-capsizes-un-agency-says) · 11 Oct 2026, 8:36 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > 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... - **24 News HD** — [Djibouti boat wreck leaves 139 migrants dead, 84 missing: UN](https://www.24newshd.tv/11-Oct-2026/djibouti-boat-wreck-leaves-139-migrants-dead-84-missing-un) · 11 Oct 2026, 8:11 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > 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. - **ARY News (English)** — [109 migrants dead, 116 missing in boat wreck off Djibouti: UN](https://arynews.tv/109-migrants-dead-116-missing-in-boat-wreck-off-djibouti-un) · 11 Oct 2026, 6:10 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > 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... - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Children among 139 migrants dead in boat tragedy](https://www.arabnews.pk/world/children-among-139-migrants-dead-in-boat-tragedy-3003828) · 11 Oct 2026, 3:10 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > 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. - **The Express Tribune** — [139 migrants, including 15 children dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2634257/139-migrants-including-15-children-dead-after-boat-from-djibouti-to-yemen-capsizes-un-agency-says) · 11 Oct 2026, 2:03 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > The boat capsized near Djibouti's Obock port town on the night of October 8–9, the IOM said ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Migrant boat sinks off Gambia coast, 12 confirmed dead](https://harzaviya.com/stories/14636-12-die-as-migrant-boat-sinks-off-gambia-coast) · 16 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 72% related - [At least 13 Tunisians missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, group says](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4254-at-least-13-tunisians-missing-after-migrant-boat-sinks-off) · 23 Aug 2026 · 4 outlets · 2 developments · 70% related 14 articles from 11 outlets, 11–12 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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