Djibouti-Shipwreck/Death Toll
Djibouti-Shipwreck/Death Toll
Dateline : Oct 9, 2026
Location : Djibouti
Duration : 0'50
Obock, Djibouti - Oct 9, 2026 (UNifeed/IOM - No access Chinese mainland/Not for sale)
1. Shipwreck at sea
2. Various of shoes scattered on beach
3. SOUNDBITE (French) Safiza Ibrahim, senior protection assistant, International Organization for Migration (IOM) (partially overlaid with shot 4):
"A vessel carrying numerous migrants attempting to reach Yemen capsized off the coast of Obock, near Guehere and Godoria. Men, women, and children were on board. The preliminary death toll is particularly high and may rise further, as search operations are currently underway."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
4. Shoe left behind on beach
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
5. Various of IOM staff member walking on beach near shipwreck site
6. Shipwreck at sea
At least 139 migrants have died and 84 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Sunday.
The boat, carrying 305 migrants, was traveling from Djibouti to Yemen when it capsized during the night between Thursday and Friday.
"A vessel carrying numerous migrants attempting to reach Yemen capsized off the coast of Obock, near Guehere and Godoria. Men, women, and children were on board. The preliminary death toll is particularly high and may rise further, as search operations are currently underway," said Safiza Ibrahim, senior protection assistant of IOM.
Djiboutian authorities continue search and recovery operations as fears grow for those still missing.
About 82 people survived the shipwreck, according to a statement issued by the United Nations migration agency on Sunday.
The latest boat accident is one of many similar deadly calamities that have occurred in Djibouti's Red Sea coast area. In most of these incidents, desperate East African migrants attempted to cross the dangerous route, hoping to reach the Middle East via war-torn Yemen, with the main destination being Yemen's northern neighbor, Saudi Arabia.
ID : 8503269
Published : 2026-10-12 09:19
Last Modified : 2026-10-12 17:14:16
Source : Other,UNifeed
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland/Not for sale
More