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Baby Dies, 65 Rescued After Migrant Boat Sinks Off France
A baby died when an overloaded migrant boat headed for Britain sank in the Channel off the coast of France on Thursday night, French maritime authorities said Friday.
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4 Killed, 43 Rescued As Migrant Boat Sinks Off English Coast: Report
A small boat carrying around 40 migrants has sunk off the southeastern coast of England in freezing temperatures, killing some of those on board, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
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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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43 Migrants Dead As Boat Capsizes Off Morocco
Forty-three migrants including three infants died after their boat capsized off the coast of Tarfaya in southern Morocco, Spanish organisation Caminando Fronteras said Monday.
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11 Dead As Ship Carrying Migrants Sinks Off Greece Coast
The death count from a migrant boat sinking off Greece rose to 11 on Friday, as scores of others, including dozens of children, were rescued, the coastguard said.
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Bodies Of Four Children Found At Libya Coast After Migrant Boat Sinks
The Libyan Red Crescent said the bodies of four children aged between five and 10 had washed ashore west of the capital Tripoli on Wednesday after a migrant boat sank.
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Death Toll Reaches 43 After Migrant Boats Sink Off Djibouti
The death toll after two migrant boats sank in heavy seas off the coast of Djibouti has risen to 43, the UN migration agency said on Wednesday, with scores still feared missing.
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Boat Sinks Off Indonesian Island Killing 17, Says Disaster Agency
A speedboat carrying 93 Indonesian migrant workers from Malaysia sank off an Indonesian island on Wednesday, killing 17 of them, Indonesia's national disaster agency said.
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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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84 Migrants Still Missing After Boat Sinks Off Libya: Reports
Eighty-four migrants are still missing after an inflatable craft sank off the coast of Libya, according to survivors cited by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Saturday.
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Syrian Man Unsure Of Future After Dramatic Rescue From Sinking Boat
A Syrian man saved in a dramatic rescue operation following a migrant boat accident says his goal was to reach Germany but now he is unsure of his future.
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At Least 37 Dead, Including Children, As Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey
The Turkish coastguard on Saturday recovered the bodies of women and children washed up on a beach after yet another migrant boat sank while trying to reach Europe, leaving at least 37 dead.
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25 Dead, Including 10 Children, In Greek Migrant Boat Sinking: Reports
The bodies of 25 migrants, including 10 children, were discovered off the Greek island of Samos Thursday after their boat capsized, the Greek coastguard said.
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Protests Planned At Greek Border After More Migrants Drown
Left-wing protest groups in Greece are planning two days of demonstrations at the country's border with Turkey, to call on authorities to ease transit restrictions in the wake of two deadly boats sinking that left at least 46 migrants and refugees dead.
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Baby Dies, 65 Rescued After Migrant Boat Sinks Off France
A baby died when an overloaded migrant boat headed for Britain sank in the Channel off the coast of France on Thursday night, French maritime authorities said Friday.
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4 Killed, 43 Rescued As Migrant Boat Sinks Off English Coast: Report
A small boat carrying around 40 migrants has sunk off the southeastern coast of England in freezing temperatures, killing some of those on board, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
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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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43 Migrants Dead As Boat Capsizes Off Morocco
Forty-three migrants including three infants died after their boat capsized off the coast of Tarfaya in southern Morocco, Spanish organisation Caminando Fronteras said Monday.
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11 Dead As Ship Carrying Migrants Sinks Off Greece Coast
The death count from a migrant boat sinking off Greece rose to 11 on Friday, as scores of others, including dozens of children, were rescued, the coastguard said.
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Bodies Of Four Children Found At Libya Coast After Migrant Boat Sinks
The Libyan Red Crescent said the bodies of four children aged between five and 10 had washed ashore west of the capital Tripoli on Wednesday after a migrant boat sank.
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Death Toll Reaches 43 After Migrant Boats Sink Off Djibouti
The death toll after two migrant boats sank in heavy seas off the coast of Djibouti has risen to 43, the UN migration agency said on Wednesday, with scores still feared missing.
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Boat Sinks Off Indonesian Island Killing 17, Says Disaster Agency
A speedboat carrying 93 Indonesian migrant workers from Malaysia sank off an Indonesian island on Wednesday, killing 17 of them, Indonesia's national disaster agency said.
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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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84 Migrants Still Missing After Boat Sinks Off Libya: Reports
Eighty-four migrants are still missing after an inflatable craft sank off the coast of Libya, according to survivors cited by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Saturday.
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Syrian Man Unsure Of Future After Dramatic Rescue From Sinking Boat
A Syrian man saved in a dramatic rescue operation following a migrant boat accident says his goal was to reach Germany but now he is unsure of his future.
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At Least 37 Dead, Including Children, As Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey
The Turkish coastguard on Saturday recovered the bodies of women and children washed up on a beach after yet another migrant boat sank while trying to reach Europe, leaving at least 37 dead.
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25 Dead, Including 10 Children, In Greek Migrant Boat Sinking: Reports
The bodies of 25 migrants, including 10 children, were discovered off the Greek island of Samos Thursday after their boat capsized, the Greek coastguard said.
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Protests Planned At Greek Border After More Migrants Drown
Left-wing protest groups in Greece are planning two days of demonstrations at the country's border with Turkey, to call on authorities to ease transit restrictions in the wake of two deadly boats sinking that left at least 46 migrants and refugees dead.
