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Migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti, death toll disputed between 109 and 139

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A boat carrying 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night. The UN's International Organization for Migration said 139 people died, including 15 children, while other reports attributed to the UN agency cite a toll of 109, also including 15 children. Dozens remain missing. The agency called it among the deadliest shipwrecks on the route.

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