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SAT, 7 NOV · 88 ITEMS
"IOM: 109 dead, 116 missing in deadliest shipwreck recorded off Djibouti" — ReliefWeb Updates · Humanitarian & Biosphere
This is an (International Organization for Migration) report stating that at least 109 migrants have died and 116 are missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti near the town of Obock on the night of October 8-9, 2026. The vessel was carrying about 305 people attempting to reach Yemen via the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a key migration route from the Horn of Africa. The IOM has called it one of the deadliest shipwrecks recorded on this route.
The claim comes directly from the International Organization for Migration, a UN agency, which conducted interviews with survivors and coordinated with Djiboutian authorities. As a primary source, the figures are the authoritative initial toll, though search operations were ongoing and the death toll may rise.
Genuinely new; the shipwreck occurred on October 8–9, 2026, and the IOM released its figures on October 11–12, 2026.