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Tragedy Strikes: 8 Migrants Dead, 22 Missing Near Djibouti

6/12/2025

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Tragedy struck near Djibouti on June 5, as eight migrants lost their lives and 22 remain missing after smugglers callously forced 150 individuals to swim to shore. The International Organization for Migration is actively searching for the missing. Each year, countless migrants from Africa and the Middle East embark on perilous journeys to Europe, often at the mercy of ruthless smugglers.

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Tragedy struck near Djibouti on June 5, as eight migrants lost their lives and 22 remain missing after smugglers callously forced 150 individuals to swim to shore. The International Organization for Migration is actively searching for the missing. Each year, countless migrants from Africa and the Middle East embark on perilous journeys to Europe, often at the mercy of ruthless smugglers.