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Vatican News reports 140 migrants dead in shipwreck off Djibouti

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Nearly 140 migrants died and 84 others are missing after a boat sank off the coast of Djibouti during the night of October 8 to October 9, 2026. The vessel was carrying people attempting to reach the Arabian Peninsula from the coasts of East Africa.

Alexandre Coissac, the head of mission for the OIM in the country, described the event as a devastating loss of life.

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Earlier version, Tuesday 13 October

Migrants die in shipwreck off Djibouti

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 11, 6:26 AM La Croix Français Migrants : au moins 139 morts dans un naufrage au large de Djibouti
  2. Oct 12, 2:20 AM Vatican News Italiano Migranti, tragico naufragio al largo di Gibuti
  3. Oct 12, 3:58 AM Vatican News Español Migrantes, trágico naufragio frente a las costas de Yibuti
  4. Oct 12, 7:16 AM L'Osservatore Romano Italiano Tragico naufragio al largo di Gibuti

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