Geneva, Oct. 11 -- At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, have died and more than 116 others remain missing after a vessel carrying 305 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced on Sunday.

According to an official statement released by the UN agency, the boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen when it overturned near Guhere, north of Obock, during the night of October 8-9, according to accounts provided by survivors.

Among the 109 bodies recovered so far are 52 men, 42 women, and 15 children, comprising nine girls and six boys. More than 80 people survived the disaster, all of whom are Ethiopian nationals. Search and rescue operations led by Djiboutian authorities a...