At least 109 migrants have died, including 15 children, and some 116 went missing when a boat sank off the shores of Djibouti in the early hours of Friday morning, a UN agency has said.

At least 109 migrants have died, including 15 children, and some 116 went missing when a boat sank off the shores of Djibouti in the early hours of Friday morning, a UN agency has said.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) are on the ground to provide emergency aid.

At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat with 305 on board capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said.

Fifteen children are among the dead, with 82 people, all Ethiopians, having survived while another 84 people are still missing.

Tragic migrant ship disaster near Djibouti leaves 109 dead, 116 missing; IOM aids survivors of 350 aboard.

At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, died and 84 remain missing after a boat carrying 350 people capsized off Djibouti en route to Yemen, the International Organisation for Migration…

At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, have died and over 116 remain missing after a boat carrying around 305 people capsized off Djibouti while travelling towards Yemen, the IOM said.

Tragic migrant ship disaster near Djibouti leaves 109 dead, 116 missing; IOM aids survivors of 350 aboard.

The UN migration agency has reported that at least 139 people were killed and 84 remain missing after a migrant boat sank overnight off Djibouti coast.