Two dead and 186 missing after migrant boats capsize off Yemen and Djibouti

Two other boats capsized off the tiny African nation of Djibouti around the same time. File picture: Felipe Dana/AP Photo

The United Nations migration agency says four migrant boats have capsized in waters off Yemen and Djibouti, leaving two people dead and 186 missing.

Two of the boats capsized off Yemen on Thursday, said Tamim Eleian, a spokesperson for the International Organisation for Migration.