Shipwreck kills 139 migrants in Djibouti
From Taquaritinga, passionate about people and numbers, he has been a reporter at Revista Oeste since 2020. He mainly writes about agribusiness, one of the driving forces of the Brazilian economy.
TL;DR
- 139 people confirmed dead, 84 missing after a boat carrying 305 migrants sank near Djibouti.
- The migrants were en route to Yemen from Djibouti.
- Overcrowding is suspected as the cause of the shipwreck.
- Survivors are Ethiopian nationals; at least 15 children were among the dead.
- This route is a major migratory path to the Arabian Peninsula, with over 900 deaths/disappearances reported in 2025 alone.