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16 people die, 63 rescued as migrants boat capsized off Paros in the Aegean Sea

December 26, 2021 Refugees Comments Off on 16 people die, 63 rescued as migrants boat capsized off Paros in the Aegean Sea

63 people were rescued and another 16 lost their lives when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the island of Paros on Friday night. At least one person is missing. It is the third shipwreck in the Aegean Sea in 72 hours where over 30 people have died. The boat …

Tragedy in Evros: Bodies of mother and baby recovered, two children still missing

July 20, 2018 Refugees Comments Off on Tragedy in Evros: Bodies of mother and baby recovered, two children still missing

The body of the 36-year-old mother and the youngest among the three missing children, 12-month-old Bekir have been recovered on the Turkish side of the Evros river on Friday afternoon more than 24 hours after the boat capsized/ Turkish media report that the mother was holding the baby in her …

The Guardian honors Greek army sergeant who saved migrants’ lives after boat capsized off Rhodes

April 28, 2015 Society 2

It was a strong picture: a well-built half-naked man carrying ashore the body of a woman in panic. He had just saved her life from certain drowning in the sea just a couple of meters away from Zefyros Beach on the island of Rhodes. The boat carrying migrants trying to …

22 migrants drown when boat sinks off-shore of Samos

May 5, 2014 Very Mix 2

At least 22 migrants were drown off shore of the island of Samos when the boat carrying them to Greece sank. Among the victims are four children, six men and twelve women – some of them pregnant, others holding their children in their arms. The incident occurred in the early …

Farmakonisi tragedy: Greece dismiss claims, coast guard was towing migrants’ boat back to Turkey

January 23, 2014 Very Mix 1

Contradictory claims from the side of the illegal migrants and the Greek coast guard have alerted the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Human Rights commissioner at the Council of Europe. Who is to blame for the tragedy off Farmakonisi islet, when a boat carrying undocumented migrants from Turkey …

9 children, 3 women missing after boat with illegal migrants capsizes

January 21, 2014 Very Mix Comments Off on 9 children, 3 women missing after boat with illegal migrants capsizes

Nine children and three women have been missing after a boat loaded with illegal migrants capsized 1.5 nautical mile off Farmakonisi islet of Dodecanese in the Eastern Aegean Sea. According to Greek media, a coast guard patrol boat spotted the migrant vessel that has stopped in the middle of the …

Lesvos: Tragedy offshore with at least 20 dead migrants

December 16, 2012 Very Mix Comments Off on Lesvos: Tragedy offshore with at least 20 dead migrants

Greek coast guards are still in search of four children, two women and one man, all passengers of the fatal boat that capsized off shore Thermi area on the island of Lesvos causing the death of at least 28 people. So far coast guards have retrieved the bodies of 20 men either from the sea or …

103 Migrants rescued from sinking boat off Lefkada island.

February 22, 2011 Very Mix Comments Off on 103 Migrants rescued from sinking boat off Lefkada island.

A drama with 103 illegal migrnats, among them 27 children, was averted at the last minute as their boat semi-capsized off the island of Lefkada, Greece. A group of 103 illegal migrants and three migrant-runners were rescued from a semi-capsized sailboat south of the island of Lefkada late Monday by …

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