HIGHLIGHTS
Following heavy airstrikes on Bab Al Mandab, Dubab and Aden, some 2,231 individuals have arrived to Obock port and various transit points of Obock town since 27 September. Boats carrying passengers continue to arrive from Yemen
According to the latest available statistics from IOM and the Djibouti government, 28,389 persons of mixed nationalities have arrived in Djibouti as of 07 October (since 26 March). Of those, 14,839 persons (52%) are Yemeni nationals, 11,671 (41%) are transiting migrants and 1,879 persons (7%) are Djiboutian returnees.
As of 08 October, UNHCR and ONARS (the government refugee agency) registered 4,895 refugees of which 4,717 are Yemeni nationals; the majority was registered in Obock. There are 1,844 refugees sheltered in Markazi refugee camp. The remaining refugees are living in Obock and Djibouti city.