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At least 27 migrants, refugees dead in shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa
Updated : 7 months ago IST
At least 27 migrants and refugees drowned on Thursday following a tragic shipwreck off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to a statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, marking yet another deadly incident in the perilous Cent
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Kerala CM Vijayan declares State Special Disaster after Liberia-flagged co
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Vijayan emphasised that the state's priority is safeguarding the environment and protecting people's livelihoods in coastal areas. The government is taking immediate action to mitigate the disaster's effects and ensure the ecosystem's safety.
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61 migrants drown in shipwreck off coast of Libya
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
As many as 61 migrants, including women and children, have drowned following a "tragic shipwreck" off the coast of Libya, said the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM), CNN reported.
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41 killed in migrant shipwreck near Italian island
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A total of 41 people lost their lives in a fatal migrant shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa, reported CNN on Wednesday.
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Two killed, nearly 28 missing after shipwrecks off Italian coast
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Following the sinkings, the Italian coastguard said on Sunday that it had retrieved two bodies and saved 57 people
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Debate reignites in crisis-hit country as people flee from Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A horrific migrant shipwreck off the Greek coast which took place on July 14 is again causing debates in Pakistan over the government's ability to take action on human smugglers, as the number of people fleeing the country is rising rapidly, Nikkei Asia reported.
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Titan submersible crew dead after "catastrophic implosion": US Coast Guard
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
After an extraordinary five-day international search operation near the site of the world's most famous shipwreck, the tail cone and other debris of the submersible were found by a remotely operated vehicle about 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic on the ocean floor about 900 east of Cap
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Greece: Nine persons arrested for smuggling people after boat capsizes
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Following a crowded ship's sinking in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, nine crew members have been detained for people smuggling, killing dozens of people, reported CNN.
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Malaysia investigates Chinese vessel accused of salvaging WWII British shi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, the ship was detained and boarded when it was discovered that it lacked the necessary permits to anchor in Malaysian seas.
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Over 1,000 refugees brought to safety in Italy from Mediterranean
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Over 1,000 people were brought to safety at two Italian ports after the overcrowded boats they were on encountered problems in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard has said, almost two weeks after at least 74 people died in a shipwreck.
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Over 90 migrants killed in Mediterranean boat accident: UN
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 100 migrants died in the Mediterranean waters after the boat carrying them from Libya got shipwrecked, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said.
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At least 9 people killed in Shipwreck off Tanzanian Coast
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dodoma [Tanzania], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): At least nine people were killed in a shipwreck off the Tanzanian coast near Pemba Island, with the boat said to be carrying around 30-40 people on the way to a funeral, media reported on Wednesday citing local police.
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