At least 109 migrants died, including 15 children, and some 116 went missing when a boat sank off the shores of Djibouti on the night of October 8-9, a UN agency said Sunday.

Survivors said the vessel, which was carrying 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen, capsized north of the Djibouti town of Obock, according to a statement from the International Organization for Migration (IOM).