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At least 27 migrants, refugees dead in shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks 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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61 migrants drown in shipwreck off coast of Libya
Updated : 2 years, 5 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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Debate reignites in crisis-hit country as people flee from Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 11 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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At least 9 people killed in Shipwreck off Tanzanian Coast
Updated : 4 years, 4 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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7 die, 9 missing in migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven undocumented migrants have drowned as a result of a shipwreck near Italy's Lampedusa Island while trying to flee from Africa to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea, media reported on Wednesday.
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At least 74 migrants killed in shipwreck off Libya
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 74 people in a ship carrying at least 120 migrants trying to enter Europe died on Thursday when their vessel sank off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced in a press release.
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At least 17 people killed in shipwreck off Haitian coast
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 20 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 17 people have been killed as a result of a shipwreck off the coast of Haiti, Director General of the Maritime and Navigation Service of Haiti, Eric Prevost Jr., said on Thursday.
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Portugal: Centuries-old shipwreck found near Lisbon
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sep 23 (ANI): Archeologists have found a centuries-old shipwreck off Portugal's coast near Lisbon, a local authority said on Saturday.
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Migrant death toll in shipwreck off Egypt rises to 300
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept. 24 (ANI): The death toll in this week's latest shipwreck rose to about 300 on Friday after the sinking of an overloaded ship off Egypt's Mediterranean city of Rosetta.
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