IOMAt least nine migrants have died and 45 others are missing following a shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today. The migrants were attempting to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Djibouti to Yemen on 24 March when the incident occurred. "Every life lost at sea is one too many," said Tanja Pacifico, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti. Last year alone, more than 900 migrants died or went missing on the same route, according to IOM's Missing Migrants Project . A tragic shipwreck occurred on the night of 24 March off the coast of Djibouti, north of Obock: 9 people have died, 45 remain missing, out of 320 passengers.

Source: Ethiopian News March 26, 2026 16:30 UTC