Greek Island Migrants

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  59 Migrants Die As Ship Overturns Off Greek Coast

  Greece's coastguard said 59 migrants died early Wednesday after their boat capsized and sank off the Peloponnese, while around 100 others were rescued.

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  Greece Asked To Launch Probe After Video Shows Migrants Abandoned At Sea

  In the video, refugees are shown being driven in a white van to a remote spot on the Aegean island before being forced into a high-speed inflatable boat.

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  17 Migrants Dead After Ship Capsizes Off Greece Coast

  At least 16 women migrants and one boy died when their vessel sank off the Greek island of Lesbos early on Thursday, in the second maritime disaster involving refugees in the Aegean Sea in under a day.

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  50 Missing As Migrant Boat Sinks Off Greece: Report

  Up to 50 people are missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Greek island of Karpathos in the Aegean Sea, a coastguard official told AFP Wednesday.

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  Greek Rescuers Save More Than 100 Migrants In The Aegean

  More than 100 migrants were rescued early Sunday off the island of Mykonos in the Aegean Sea and four are missing, the Greek coastguard said.

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  Germany Plans To Take In 1,500 Refugees From Greek Islands

  Germany plans to take in 1,500 migrants currently taking shelter on Greek islands, government sources told AFP, in addition to around 150 unaccompanied minors from the burnt-out Moria camp.

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  Thousands Of Migrants Flee As Fire Damages Greek Camp

  Thousands of migrants were forced to flee to safety Monday when their camp on the Greek island of Lesbos was badly damaged in a fire apparently set on purpose, police said.

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  59 Rescued From Migrant Dinghy Off Greek Island

  Greece's coast guard says it has rescued 59 migrants in an inflatable dinghy in rough weather in the Aegean Sea.

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  Sailboat With 67 Migrants Found By Greece's Cyclades Islands

  Greek authorities say the country's coast guard has picked up 67 migrants found hiding in a sailboat sailing across the Aegean Sea.

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  Without Help, Families Face Lonely Search For Europe's Missing Refugee Children

  After losing its way in the dark waters of the Aegean between Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, the small wooden boat carrying Ghulam Haidar, his young family and nearly 50 other passengers was hit by strong winds and waves.

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  Hundreds Missing Off Greece In New Migrant Sinking

  Greek rescuers were searching for survivors on Friday after a migrant boat sank off the island of Crete, leaving at least nine people dead and hundreds missing.

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  4 Dead, 340 Migrants Rescued As Boat Capsizes South Of Crete In Greece

  Four bodies were recovered and 340 people rescued Friday from a sinking migrant boat carrying a "significant number" of people in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete, authorities said.

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  At Least 700 People On Board Capsized Boat Off Greece

  At least 700 migrants were believed to be on board a boat that capsized off the Greek island of Crete Friday, with hundreds still missing, the International Organization for Migration said.

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  The Odyssey That Ended With A Muslim Family In Rome As Papal Guests

  They left war-ravaged Syria, family and friends behind them. France was where they were aiming for. A Greek island was where they ended up.

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  Pope Francis Visits Frontline Of Europe's Migrant Crisis

  Pope Francis arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, turning the world's attention to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis which has claimed hundreds of lives in the past year.