What to know

• "Our teams are on the ground alongside local authorities to provide emergency assistance," said IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti Alexandre Coissac.S1
• NAIROBI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United Nations' International Organization for...S2
• The shipwreck is among the deadliest ever recorded on the route to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration said. Dozens remain missing, and the bodies of 15 children were recovered.S3
• At least 15 children are among the 139 migrants confirmed dead after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa on its way to Yemen.S4
• At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti while travelling to Yemen, with at least 116 people still missing.S5
• Among the 109 bodies recovered were 52 men, 42 women and 15 children -- nine girls and six boys -- the statement said.S6
• 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.S7
• The UN's IOM agency says tens of thousands of migrants travel from the Horn of Africa through Djibouti each year as they look to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Yemen and eventually reach the Gulf countries.S8