Djibouti: at least 139 migrants dead after a boat bound for Yemen capsizes
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United KingdomLondon is first focusing on the human toll of the shipwreck off the coast of Obock, as told through the numbers from the IOM and the fate of the children, more than the political causes of the East route.
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SenegalDakar reports the shipwreck off Obock as a human tragedy, quantified by the IOM and the UN, which affects Ethiopians driven towards the Gulf despite the war in Yemen.
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UN framing
the narrative highlights the toll and the words of the IOM, with no Djiboutian or Ethiopian voice.
General causes
the narrative cites poverty, insecurity, and climate, without mentioning the ongoing fighting in Ethiopia.
What the account puts first
SenegalEconomic framing of departures
the narrative explains the departures due to economic difficulties and the appeal of Gulf countries.
Relying on UN sources
the assessment and causes are based on IOM and UN data, without any Djiboutian or Ethiopian sources.
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at least 109
Number of reported deaths
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same figureat least 109
around 350
Number of people on board
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different figures305 according to the IOM (nearly 350 according to other survivors)