At least 16 killed after migrant boat sinks off Turkey's coast
9 months, 1 week ago

At least 16 killed after migrant boat sinks off Turkey's coast

Hindustan Times  

A rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank off Turkey’s northern Aegean coast on Friday, killing at least 16 people, officials said. A coast guard officer looking through binoculars as a drone searches for victims Turkish coast guard personnel rescued two migrants from the sea off the town of Eceabat in Canakkale province, while two others were able to reach the shore by themselves, Gov. Although their numbers have declined in recent years, migrants mostly from the Middle East and Africa often leave Turkey to try to reach Greece in search of a better life in European countries. The Turkish coast guard said it caught at least 93 migrants attempting to leave the Turkish coast on boats this week.

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Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
1 day, 22 hours ago

Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard said Saturday it was searching for survivors or victims of a speedboat capsizing a day earlier involving migrants off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes. A total of 18 migrants — 12 men, three women and three minors — all Afghan nationals, were rescued, the coast guard said Saturday. Seven migrants were killed and …

At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast
3 days, 19 hours ago

At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say at least eight people died after the driver lost control of the boat as he attempted to flee. At least eight refugees and migrants have drowned off the coast of Greece after the coastguard chased a boat they were on in the Aegean Sea. The speedboat capsized near the island of Rhodes as it attempted to flee a …

20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia
4 days, 5 hours ago

20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities recovered the bodies of 20 people who appeared to have drowned after a shipwreck off the country’s Mediterranean coastline, near a popular point of departure for migrants attempting to reach Europe by boat. The country’s National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday that coast guard members dispatched to the sinking ship rescued five people …

Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued
4 days, 19 hours ago

Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued

India TV News  

In Tunisia, a shipwreck off the coast country's Mediterranean coastline has claimed the lives of at least 20 migrants. The coast guard members who were dispatched to the sinking boat have recovered the bodies of 20 people and rescued 5 people, Tunisia's National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday. Tunisia's efforts to prevent deaths at sea Notably, in its …

At least five dead after migrant boat capsizes near Greece
1 week, 1 day ago

At least five dead after migrant boat capsizes near Greece

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least five people have …

5 migrants dead, several missing and dozens rescued in four separate coast guard operations off Greece
1 week, 1 day ago

5 migrants dead, several missing and dozens rescued in four separate coast guard operations off Greece

The Hindu  

At least five migrants died, an unknown number were missing and more that 200 others rescued in Greece in multiple operations south of the island of Crete, the coast guard said on Saturday. In the ongoing operation, 39 people were rescued and taken to Crete, the coast guard said. A total of nine vessels, including coast guard ships, an Italian …

Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing
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1 week, 2 days ago

Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing

Hindustan Times  

ATHENS -At least five migrants drowned after their wooden boat capsized off Greece's southern island of Gavdos, the coastguard said on Saturday, and witnesses said many were still missing as search operations continued. Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing So far 39 men - most of them from Pakistan - have been rescued by …

5 migrants die, 40 go missing as boat capsizes off Greece coast
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1 week, 2 days ago

5 migrants die, 40 go missing as boat capsizes off Greece coast

Firstpost  

A huge rescue operation involving vessels and aircraft was under way in the sea south of the island of Gavdos, south of Crete, after the boat capsized shortly after midnight, the coastguard said Five migrants died early Saturday when a migrant boat sank off Crete, Greece’s coastguard said, leaving 40 people reportedly missing while 39 survivors were rescued. The boat …

UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece
3 weeks, 3 days ago

UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern at a rise in deaths of migrants trying to reach Greece by sea in small boats from Turkey, following two fatal shipwrecks this week. The UNHCR representative in Greece, Maria Clara Martin, said the migrant deaths “highlight the urgent need for long-term responses and safer and credible alternatives” for …

A migrant boat sinks near the Greek island of Samos, killing 6 children and 2 adults
4 weeks ago

A migrant boat sinks near the Greek island of Samos, killing 6 children and 2 adults

Associated Press  

SAMOS, Greece — Eight people, including six children, died when a small boat carrying an unspecified number of migrants sank off the coast of the Greek island of Samos, officials said Monday. In a separate incident on a different island, an elderly man died as a group of 27 migrants made landfall in a small boat, the coast guard said. …

Bodies of migrants found off Greek island after smuggler ‘pushed them overboard’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bodies of migrants found off Greek island after smuggler ‘pushed them overboard’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Survivors told authorities they had …

4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have recovered the bodies of four people from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes, while another 25 people have been found alive on land after a migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard while transferring them from Turkey to Greece, the coast guard said Wednesday. Survivors told authorities …

2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece
2 months ago

2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescuers searched the Mediterranean Sea …

Two Missing from Migrant Boat Sinking off Greece's Southernmost Island
2 months ago

Two Missing from Migrant Boat Sinking off Greece's Southernmost Island

Associated Press  

Two people are missing after a boat carrying 100 migrants sank south of Greece. One body has been recovered, while 97 survivors were rescued by a Turkish-flagged cargo ship. Greek authorities have arrested two survivors, men aged 26 and 24, as suspected smugglers. The Coast Guard is continuing the search and rescue operation off southern Greece.

12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks
2 months, 3 weeks ago

12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks

Hindustan Times  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's coast guard on Monday found 12 bodies of migrants, including three young children, off the Mediterranean coast, as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to Europe. 12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks The bodies were recovered after a boat carrying more than 50 people, mostly Tunisians, sank …

Libya’s coast guard intercepts 64 Europe-bound migrants, days after a deadly shipwreck
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Libya’s coast guard intercepts 64 Europe-bound migrants, days after a deadly shipwreck

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Libya’s coast guard intercepted dozens of Europe-bound migrants on a boat and returned them to shore, authorities said Saturday, a few days after a shipwreck off the North African country left nearly two dozen dead or missing. The boat was carrying 64 migrants and was intercepted Friday off the northwestern town of Sirte, according to the town’s coast …

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing

New Indian Express  

CAIRO: A boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 22 missing, Libyan authorities said, the latest sea tragedy involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe. The coast guard in the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk said the boat was carrying 32 migrants and that nine have been rescued. The boat capsized after …

Smugglers throwing migrants off speedboats in Aegean Sea to avoid arrest, says Greek coast guard
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Smugglers throwing migrants off speedboats in Aegean Sea to avoid arrest, says Greek coast guard

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Smugglers ferrying migrants from Turkey to Greece’s eastern islands have in two cases adopted the new and dangerous tactic of knocking some passengers off their speedboats into the sea to avoid capture by pursuing coast guards, Greek authorities say. The Greek coast guard said Tuesday that in one case over the weekend a Palestinian and an Afghan …

At least 13 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sunk off Yemen’s coast, UN says
3 months, 4 weeks ago

At least 13 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sunk off Yemen’s coast, UN says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving more than two dozen people dead or missing, the U.N. migration agency said Sunday, the latest in a string of shipwrecks that have left scores dead. “This latest tragedy is a stark reminder of the perils faced by migrants on this route,” said Matt Huber, IOM’s acting …

Greek authorities rescued 147 migrants trying to reach the country in small boats
4 months ago

Greek authorities rescued 147 migrants trying to reach the country in small boats

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities rescued nearly 150 migrants trying to reach the country by sea in small boats over a 24-hour period, officials said Wednesday, including one that had 115 people crammed into it. A coast guard statement said the vessel was located in distress Tuesday off the eastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos that’s close to the Turkish …

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants
6 months ago

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants

China Daily  

A migrant saved from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday is assisted in Roccella Ionica, southern Italy. VALERIA FERRARO/AP The main opposition party in Greece has called for an inquiry after allegations made by the BBC that the actions of the country's coast guard service has led to the deaths of dozens of migrants over the past three years, with nine …

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants
6 months ago

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-19 09:19 A migrant saved from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday is assisted in Roccella Ionica, southern Italy. VALERIA FERRARO/AP The main opposition party in Greece has called for an inquiry after allegations made by the BBC that the actions of the country's coast guard service has led to …

At least 11 dead, several migrants missing in two shipwrecks off Italy
6 months ago

At least 11 dead, several migrants missing in two shipwrecks off Italy

The Hindu  

Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy's southern coast on Monday, United Nations' agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers evacuated dozens of suspected migrants but found 10 bodies trapped below the deck of a wooden boat off Italy’s tiny Lampedusa island, the German aid …

Greece denies new report of brutality to migrants, including claim dozens were left to die at sea
6 months ago

Greece denies new report of brutality to migrants, including claim dozens were left to die at sea

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Monday denied a new report that accused its coast guard of brutally preventing migrants from reaching Greek shores, which also alleged that the practice had resulted in dozens of deaths. Migrant charities and human rights groups have repeatedly accused Greece’s coast guard and police of illegally preventing arriving migrants from seeking asylum by surreptitiously returning …

64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died
6 months ago

64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died

Associated Press  

ROME — Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy’s southern coast Monday, United Nations’ agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers evacuated dozens of suspected migrants but found 10 bodies trapped below the deck of a wooden boat off Italy’s tiny Lampedusa island, the German …

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen’s coast, UN agency says
6 months, 1 week ago

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen’s coast, UN agency says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing, the U.N. agency said Tuesday. The boat was carrying about 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on the 320-kilometer journey across the Gulf of Aden when it sank Monday off of Yemen’s southern coast, …

At least 49 dead, 140 missing in migrant boat sinking off Yemen: UN
6 months, 1 week ago

At least 49 dead, 140 missing in migrant boat sinking off Yemen: UN

Al Jazeera  

Refugees and migrants are increasingly taking the dangerous route despite instability in Yemen and the fallout of the war on Gaza. At least 49 people have been killed and 140 more are missing after a boat carrying refugees and migrants from the Horn of Africa to Yemen sank, according to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration. Refugees and migrants …

At least 21 Ethiopian migrants killed as boat capsizes off Djibouti
7 months, 4 weeks ago

At least 21 Ethiopian migrants killed as boat capsizes off Djibouti

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 21 migrants were …

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece
1 year, 3 months ago

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece

News 18  

Five people including an 11-month girl died Monday and 54 people were rescued when two migrant boats sank off Greece, officials said. Four migrants died, including an eight-year-old boy and three girls, aged 11 months, eight years and 14 years, Marinakis said. Public broadcaster ERT said 1,100 people had arrived in Greece in August against 789 in July and 608 …

On a tiny Greek island, 14 migrants and body of man found after their dinghy sank
1 year, 3 months ago

On a tiny Greek island, 14 migrants and body of man found after their dinghy sank

LA Times  

Migrants in a dinghy head toward the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey in February 2020. Greece’s coast guard found a group of 14 migrants and the body of a man on the shore of a tiny island in the eastern Aegean Sea on Tuesday morning, authorities said. The five men, six women and three …

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — More than 450 migrants reached Greece’s Aegean Sea islands in boats from Turkey in less than two days, Greek authorities said Thursday, including 51 people who made landfall on the high-end resort of Mykonos. In the Mykonos incident, a Greek coast guard statement said a motor yacht that had landed 42 men, eight women and a child …

About 150 migrants rescued from two sailboats off western Greece and in the Aegean Sea
1 year, 3 months ago

About 150 migrants rescued from two sailboats off western Greece and in the Aegean Sea

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — About 150 migrants were rescued from overloaded sailboats provided by smugglers in two separate incidents Wednesday far off a western Greek island and off a Cycladic island near the Greek capital, the coast guard said. In the first case, a group of 76 people was rescued from a yacht in distress 64 nautical miles southwest of the …

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing
1 year, 4 months ago

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — A migrant boat sank off Tunisia’s port city of Sfax, leaving five people dead and seven others missing, officials said Tuesday. Twenty-three migrants were rescued out of 35 people on board, most of them Tunisians and a “small number of sub-Saharan nationals,” said Faouzi Masmoudi, a Sfax court spokesperson. The Sfax court opened an investigation to determine …

Greece’s coast guard rescues 52 people from migrant sailboat anchored off remote uninhabited island
1 year, 4 months ago

Greece’s coast guard rescues 52 people from migrant sailboat anchored off remote uninhabited island

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard on Tuesday rescued 52 people crammed onto a sailing boat anchored off an uninhabited island far from the country’s mainland, authorities said. Separately Tuesday, 19 people were rescued from a dinghy that had lost steering northeast of the eastern Aegean island of Samos. Another 18 in a different dinghy were picked up later in …

Greek authorities charge 2 migrants for destroying dinghy carrying 40 as rescue boat approached
1 year, 4 months ago

Greek authorities charge 2 migrants for destroying dinghy carrying 40 as rescue boat approached

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities rescued 40 migrants from a sinking dinghy in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday and charged two of them with causing a shipwreck and endangering lives for allegedly scuttling the flimsy vessel as a coast guard boat approached. A coast guard statement said all 40 people were in good health after being picked up from the …

‘Hopelessness’: Why Pakistanis are leaving, losing lives at sea
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Hopelessness’: Why Pakistanis are leaving, losing lives at sea

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in Pakistan say at least 124 Pakistanis were on a boat that sank off Greece with hundreds feared drowned. Family members had paid 2.2 million Pakistani rupees for each of the travellers to “agents” who provide documentation for people looking to find financial opportunities abroad, he said. “There are so many people in our area who have managed to …

Greece boat disaster: 300 Pakistani migrants including children missing as vessel sink in Mediterranean Sea
1 year, 6 months ago

Greece boat disaster: 300 Pakistani migrants including children missing as vessel sink in Mediterranean Sea

India TV News  

Greece boat disaster: As many as 300 Pakistani migrants including children, who were on an overcrowded ship that capsized in deep waters of the Mediterranean Sea, are either missing or dead. Greek coast guard, navy and merchant vessels and aircraft launched a vast search and rescue operation after the overcrowded fishing boat capsized and sank early Wednesday some 75 kilometres …

Greek coast guard defends actions as more than 500 migrants heading for Europe feared dead in wreck
1 year, 6 months ago

Greek coast guard defends actions as more than 500 migrants heading for Europe feared dead in wreck

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The Greek coast guard on Friday defended its response to a ship that went down off the country’s south coast and left more than 500 migrants presumed drowned. Greek coast guard spokesman Nikos Alexiou said that both coast guard and private ships repeatedly offered by radio and loudspeaker to help the vessel Wednesday while it was in …

At least 78 dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Greece

Al Jazeera  

A fishing boat crammed with migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe capsized and sank off the coast of Greece on Wednesday. It remains unclear how many people were missing, but some initial reports suggested hundreds may have been on board when the boat went down far from shore. Authorities said 104 people were rescued after the sinking in international …

At least 78 killed, dozens feared dead after fishing vessel sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 killed, dozens feared dead after fishing vessel sinks off Greece

Hindustan Times  

At least 78 people have died and dozens are feared missing off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday. Six coast guard vessels, a navy frigate, a military transport plane, an air force helicopter, several private vessels and a drone from the European Union border protection agency, Frontex, were taking …

At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing

Associated Press  

KALAMATA, Greece — A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year. “It looks as if there was a shift among the people who were …

78 dead after boat with refugees and migrants sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

78 dead after boat with refugees and migrants sinks off Greece

Al Jazeera  

The accident occurred in international waters in the Ionian Sea and prompted an extensive rescue operation complicated by strong winds. “It’s one of the biggest operations ever in the Mediterranean,” Greek coastguard spokesman Nikos Alexiou told state ERT TV. Ioannis Zafiropoulos, deputy mayor of the southern port city of Kalamata, where survivors were taken, said his information indicated there were …

At least 78 migrants dead, dozens feared missing after vessel capsizes off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 migrants dead, dozens feared missing after vessel capsizes off Greece

LA Times  

Survivors of a migrant shipwreck gather Wednesday in a warehouse at the port in Kalamata, Greece, about 150 miles southwest of Athens. A fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank off the coast of Greece on Wednesday night, authorities said, leaving at least 78 people dead and many dozens missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this …

About 500 onboard boat in distress in Mediterranean, NGO says
1 year, 6 months ago

About 500 onboard boat in distress in Mediterranean, NGO says

Al Jazeera  

Italian NGO Emergency says Maltese authorities have so far failed to heed calls for a rescue as boat takes on water in bad weather. “The absence of coordination on the part of the authorities is a grave violation of the law of the sea.” Emergency said it had contacted Maltese authorities, in line with maritime procedures, but had received no …

UN says at least 55 migrants drowned in shipwreck off Libya
1 year, 7 months ago

UN says at least 55 migrants drowned in shipwreck off Libya

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A rubber boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Libya and at least 55 people drowned, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. The IOM said at least 537 people have drowned or gone missing in migrant disasters in the Mediterranean off Libya so far this year, while over 4,300 have …

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing
1 year, 7 months ago

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing

Associated Press  

ROME — With the return of calm seas, migrant smugglers launched dozens of boats from Tunisia during the weekend and some 1,200 people ended up on a tiny Italian island while several were reported missing at sea, the Italian Coast Guard said Monday. In one shipwreck some 20 nautical miles off Lampedusa island coast guard and border police vessels said …

Four migrants die, dozens feared missing after a boat sinks off Tunisia
1 year, 8 months ago

Four migrants die, dozens feared missing after a boat sinks off Tunisia

Firstpost  

More than 14,000 migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa have been rescued or intercepted n the first three months of the year while trying to cross into Europe, five times more than the figures of last year, the National Guard said Tunis: Twenty-three African people are feared missing while four died on their way to Italy after their migrant boats sank off …

Ukraine-bound cargo ship sinks off Turkish coast: 3 dead
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine-bound cargo ship sinks off Turkish coast: 3 dead

The Hindu  

A Guinea-Bissau flagged cargo ship with 14 crew members on board sank off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast on Wednesday, killing at least three of them. The Joe 2 sank off the coast of Kumluca, in Antalya province, while heading to Ukraine from the Turkish port of Iskenderun, said Gov. The Turkish Coast Guard Command said it received a distress call at …

More boats sink off Tunisia’s coast, killing 29 asylum seekers
1 year, 8 months ago

More boats sink off Tunisia’s coast, killing 29 asylum seekers

Al Jazeera  

Latest deaths come as Italian media report that a record 2,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Lampedusa within 24 hours. Tunisia’s coast guard recovered 10 bodies from a migrant boat which sank near the coast, the second vessel to sink within hours off Tunisia, bringing the death toll to 29, according to a security official. Earlier on Sunday, a …

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