At least 139 dead after migrant boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes
At least 139 people, including 15 children, died when a boat carrying migrants from Djibouti to Yemen capsized. A further 84 people remain missing.
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying people from Djibouti in East Africa to Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula capsized. Another 84 people remain missing, according to Al Jazeera.
The accident happened on the sea route between Djibouti and Yemen, which migrants use when travelling from Africa to the Arabian Peninsula. Given the number of people still unaccounted for, the death toll could rise.
The information available so far does not say exactly when the boat capsized, how many people were on board in total, what caused the accident or whether search operations are under way. Those details are not yet known and may emerge once the authorities provide more information.
