At Least 34 Migrants Dead as Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti, IOM Says

Bodies of suspected migrants who died after their boat capsized are seen arranged after they were retrieved off the Coast of Djibouti, on April 12, 2021. International Organization for Migration/file/Handout via Reuters

NAIROBI—At least 34 people drowned when a boat carrying migrants from Yemen capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Monday.

The boat, which was being controlled by people smugglers, is believed to have been carrying 60 passengers, IOM said on its Twitter feed, without providing further details such as when the incident occurred.