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Djibouti shipwreck survivors recount ordeal

Djibouti shipwreck survivors recount ordealhace 4 días23 min

Survivors of the boat accident where 139 migrants died off the coast of Djibouti have recounted their ordeals to the BBC. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that among those died were 15 children, marking one of the deadliest shipwrecks ever recorded on the Eastern Migration Route. The vessel was carrying 305 people, most of them Ethiopians, heading from Djibouti to Yemen.

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Presenter: Blessing Aderogba

Producers: Ayuba Iliya

Technical Producer: Davis Mwasaru

Senior Producer: Keikantse Shumba

Editors: Charles Gitonga and Maryam Abdalla