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Greece migrant boat collision off Chios leaves 15 dead
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The Hellenic Coast Guard said the collision happened as a patrol boat detected the migrant-filled speedboat heading toward the coast near Mersinidi, several miles from the Turkish shore. According to the official statement, "one of its patrol boats spotted a dinghy travelling toward Chios la
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7 dead, dozens missing after migrant boat capsizes off Gambia
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Gambian Ministry of Defence stated that the vessel capsized around midnight on Thursday near a village in the North Bank region.
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At least four dead as migrant boats capsize off Libya's Al-Khums coast
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
At least four migrants died after two boats capsized off Libya's Al-Khums coast, with dozens more missing or unaccounted for, according to the Libyan Red Crescent. The vessels carried people from Bangladesh, Egypt and Sudan. Libya remains a major transit route for migrants trying to reach Eu
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Libya coast guard opens fire on rescue ship during migrant search
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Libya's coast guard fired on the European rescue ship Ocean Viking while it searched for migrants in distress in international waters, SOS Mediterranee said. No casualties were reported, but the vessel was damaged. The group called the attack "outrageous" and part of a pattern of reckless Li
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Boat carrying migrants capsizes in English Channel, 12 killed
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
At least 12 people were killed after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Cap Gris-Nez, in northern France Tuesday, CNN reported citing French authorities.
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At least 13 people killed, 14 others missing after boat sinks off Yemen: I
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In a statement on Sunday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, "A migrant boat capsized off the coast of Yemen's Taiz governorate on Tuesday."
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At least 40 migrants died after boat catches fire off Haiti's coast
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The vessel carrying more than 80 migrants departed from Haiti on Wednesday and was heading to Turks and Caicos, the IOM said on Friday, adding that Haiti's Coast Guard rescued 41 survivors.
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Israel searching for survivors as empty migrant boat washes ashore
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Maritime police launched boats and aerial drones searching for survivors. Given the prevailing currents, it’s not certain that any bodies will necessarily wash up.
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People from PoK forced to migrate due to Pakistan’s repressive policies, a
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In his intervention during the 54th Session of UN Human Rights in Geneva, Junaid Qureshi said, “In the worst migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean Sea, a boat carrying 750 people capsized in June this year. At least 300 people from Pakistan, including 135 from Pakistan-administered Jamm
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At least 79 dead after migrant boat sinks off Greek coast
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As many as 104 migrants who were travelling on the boat have been rescued from the water and taken to Kalamata city.
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Boat carrying 400 people adrift between Malta and Greece
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Support service Alarm Phone tweeted its concerns, saying it had received a call from the boat, which departed from Tobruk in Libya. While German NGO Sea-Water International said those on board were in "imminent danger of death" and called on the EU to act.
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French far-right MP's 'go back to Africa' cry causes uproar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
French parliament was halted on Thursday after he shouted, "Go back to Africa!" during a Black lawmaker's comments while addressing the issue of a stranded migrant boat in the National Assembly.
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