At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, have died and more than 116 remain missing after a boat carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said.

Axar.az reports, citing the IOM, that the boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen when it capsized near Guhere, north of Obock, during the night of October 8–9.

The bodies recovered include 52 men, 42 women and 15 children — nine girls and six boys. More than 80 people survived the disaster, all of them Ethiopian nationals.

The IOM is assisting 64 survivors at its Obock Migrant Response Centre, providing healthcare, psychological support, temporary shelter, food and other protection services.

Djiboutian authorities are continuing search and rescue operations amid growing fears for those still missing. They are also providing medical care to survivors and arranging dignified burials for the victims.

Despite the ongoing violence in Yemen, migration along the route continues. Since September 10, more than 20,000 incoming movements from Ethiopia to Djibouti have been recorded by the IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix.

Migrants who reach Yemen also face risks of violence, arbitrary arrest, detention, exploitation and human trafficking.

According to the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project, more than 900 migrants died or went missing along the route in 2025, while the number undertaking the journey increased by 18%. Another shipwreck in March 2026 left nine people dead and 45 missing.