At least 139 dead, 84 missing as migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
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At least 139 people, including 15 children, have died attempting to cross from Djibouti to Yemen. The boat capsized off the coastal town of Godoria. According to the UN, the vessel was carrying around 300 migrants. More than 80 people, all from Ethiopia, have been rescued but the search continues for at least 84 people. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Nairobi, Kenya. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Djibouti #Yemen #MigrantCrisis #BoatCapsize #Migration #MigrantBoat #EthiopianMigrants #HornOfAfrica #GulfOfAden #IOM #RefugeeCrisis #AfricaNews #AlJazeeraEnglish
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