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Two migrant boats sink off Djibouti, leaving 45 dead, UN migration agency says

Rescuers race to find migrants missing off Djibouti coast
October 01, 2024
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(Reuters) -Forty-five migrants have died after two ships wrecked sank off the coast of the East African nation of Djibouti with many still missing, a spokesperson for the United Nations migration agency said on Tuesday.

The boats left Yemen with 310 people and so far, 32 survivors were rescued, the International Organization for Migration said in a post on X, adding that it is supporting state emergency services in search and rescue operations.

(Reporting by Urvi Dugar; Editing by Leslie Adler anf Franklin Paul)

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