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At Least 16 Dead, 28 Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti Coast, IOM Says

© AP Photo / Nariman El-Moftysmugglers move Ethiopian migrants on pick up trucks to take them on a boat to Yemen, in Obock, Djibouti
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Last week, at least 58 people died in the Central African Republic after an overcrowded boat carrying them to a funeral capsized.
At least 16 people have been killed and 28 others are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Djiboutian coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
"Tragedy as boat capsizes off Djibouti coast with 77 migrants on board including children. At least 28 missing. 16 dead," IOM said on X.
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At Least 58 Dead as Boat Capsizes in Central African Republic, Official Says
The organization added that its local mission was assisting Djiboutian authorities with search and rescue operations.
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