More than a dozen migrants die as boats sink off Greece and Turkey
- A boat carrying migrants capsized near Lesbos, a Greek island, early Thursday.
- The boat was traveling from the Turkish coast to the Greek island, a common but dangerous route.
- Coast guard ships, an air patrol, and other boats aided the rescue mission for more victims.
- Reports state at least seven people died, including two children; 23 individuals survived.
- The cause remains unclear, but Greece, a key EU entry, sees frequent accidents; 171 died in 2024.
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Rescuers search for a girl missing after a migrant boat sank near Greek island
Greece’s coast guard says a search and rescue operation off an eastern island near the Turkish coast has still not found any trace of a child reported missing after a rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank


At least nine migrants killed in shipwreck in the Aegean Sea
Turkish authorities were able to rescue 25 crew members alive from this accident, which was the second on the same day. Earlier, another shipwreck killed at least seven people, including three minors.
Migrant boat sinking kills seven in Greece -coast guard
ATHENS — Seven people, including three children, died and 23 others were rescued Thursday when an inflatable boat carrying migrants capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, the coast guard said. The coast guard initially said four bodies had been discovered in the Aegean Sea but after a search by patrol boats, three others were found, a spokeswoman told AFP. The boat was carrying about 30 people and capsized in mild weather a short distance …
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