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Dozens of migrants still missing off Djibouti's coast after smugglers forced them out of boats

Oct. 03, 2024 12:37 PM EDT

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of migrants from Africa still missing after smugglers apparently forced them out of two boats in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti earlier this week, the Djiboutian coast guard said. At least 48 people were earlier...

Two boats carrying migrants sink in the Red Sea off Djibouti's coast killing 45, UN says

Oct. 03, 2024 02:54 AM EDT

DJIBOUTI (AP) — Two vessels carrying migrants from Africa sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, killing 45 people, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday. The boats had departed from Yemen carrying 310 people, the International Organization for Migration said. ...