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Monday, 26 October 2015

Woman, Two Children Drown as Migrant Boat Hits Rocks off Greek Island


A woman and two children drowned when an inflatable dinghy carrying 63 migrants hit rocks off the Greek island of Lesbos on Sunday, Greek authorities said.

Seven people were still missing but the rest managed to reach land safely, a coastguard spokeswoman said. Their nationalities were not immediately clear.


Dozens of refugees including many children have died trying to make the short but perilous journey from Turkey to Greece's outlying islands in recent months, often in overcrowded inflatables.

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