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[tearsofrefugees]

Nine dead and 45 missing after migrant boat sinks off Djibouti

The boat had left from the Djibouti port town of Obock with more than 300 people on board and was trying to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait w

[wiseedition]

At least 59 migrants dead, 100 rescued as ship sinks off Greece

The accident occurred in international waters in the Ionian Sea and prompted an extensive rescue operation complicated by strong winds, the coastguard said earlier.

ATHENS: At least 59 people died Wednesday after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank off the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece, the coastguard said in announcing the latest toll.

Previously 17 deaths had been reported while around 100 others were rescued in a rescue operation in international waters that was complicated by high winds.

The accident occurred in international waters in the Ionian Sea and prompted an extensive rescue operation complicated by strong winds, the coastguard said earlier.

Along with navy vessels, the operation included an army plane and helicopter as well as six other boats that were in the area.

"Since very early Wednesday, an extensive rescue operation is underway off Pylos, after a fishing boat capsized with a large number of migrants onboard," the coastguard said.

Those rescued were being brought to Kalamata, though four in serious condition were transferred by helicopter to the port's hospital.

The coastguard said a surveillance plane with Europe's Frontex agency had spotted the boat Tuesday afternoon, but the passengers "refused any help".

It later said that none on board were wearing life jackets, and did not immediately disclose their nationalities.

Authorities said it appeared the migrants had departed from Libya and were heading for Italy.

Also Wednesday, Greece's port police said a sailboat in distress carrying about 80 migrants off Crete was rescued by a coastguard patrol and towed to port.

Greece along with Italy and Spain have long been the main landing points for the tens of thousands of people seeking to reach Europe from Africa and the Middle East.

Greece is also facing an increase in crossing attempts from Turkey on southern routes near the Cyclades islands and toward the Peloponnese peninsula, hoping to avoid patrols in the northern Aegean Sea.

Rescue operations are common, but last month the Greek government came under international pressure over video footage reportedly showing the forceful expulsion of migrants who were set adrift at sea.

Greece and other EU member states on the south and southeastern rim of the bloc say they are being unfairly tasked with managing the arrivals of undocumented migrants.

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UN reports 144 dead or missing on migrant boat stranded in Atlantic

Two children onboard the boat bound for the Canary Islands lost their entire family before the passengers were picked up by a rescue operati

[youthchronical]

More than 2,500 migrants dead or missing in Mediterranean in 2023: UN - Times of India

UNITED NATIONS: More than 2,500 migrants died or went missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far in 2023, a UN High Commissioner for Refugees official said Thursday.“By September 24, over 2,500 people were accounted as dead or missing in 2023 alone,” Ruven Menikdiwela, director of the UNHCR New York office, told the Security Council.That number marked a large increase over…

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