At least 16 people are dead and 28 missing in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN’s International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday.
The boat’s occupants included children, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a post on social media platform X.
The accident occurred about two weeks after another boat carrying mainly Ethiopian migrants sank off the Djibouti coast, claiming several dozen lives.
“Tragedy as boat capsizes off Djibouti coast with 77 migrants on board including children,” the IOM said in a post on X, without specifying when the latest incident occurred.
“At least 28 missing. 16 dead,” it said, adding that the local IOM branch was “supporting local authorities with search and rescue effort”.
It was the latest deadly accident on the so-called Eastern Migration Route.
Two weeks ago, at least 38 people, including children, died in another shipwreck off the Djibouti coast.
(With input from agencies)
