The death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats off the coast of Djibouti rose to 28&nbsp; today, the UN migration agency said.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />'' Lalini Veerassamy, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) chief of mission in Djibouti said 23 bodies were recovered this morning, a day after five people were found dead.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />'' Five bodies were recovered while about 130 missing off the coast of Djibouti after two boats carrying migrants capsized on Tuesday.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />'' Located across the Bab el-Mandeb strait from war-torn Yemen and next to volatile Somalia and Ethiopia, Djibouti has in recent years become a transit point for migrants heading to find work on the Arabian Peninsula.<br />'' <span id="MSIEparagraph"></span>
News On AIR | January 30, 2019 3:03 PM
Death toll rises to 28 after migrant boats sink off Djibouti