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Migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti, killing at least 139
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At least 109 migrants died in the boat disaster.
A boat carrying 305 migrants from Djibouti to Yemen capsized near Guehere, north of Obock, in the early hours of Friday. At least 139 died, 84 were missing and about 82 survived; children were among the dead.
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At least 109 migrants died in the boat disaster.
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