NewzAt least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died and 84 others are missing following the sinking of an overcrowded boat off the coast of Djibouti. The vessel went down while transporting the migrants on a route heading from Djibouti toward Yemen, according to a United Nations agency announcement made on Sunday.
Members of the International Organization for Migration responded to the disaster by assisting the survivors of the shipwreck. The incident highlights the ongoing dangers faced by migrants traversing this maritime route between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
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