Only 70 people lived on the island of Gavdos. Then migrant boats started to arrive.
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Tunisian coast guard retrieves bodies of 13 migrants, rescues hundreds: The Tunisian coastguard has retrieved the bodies of 13 migrants off Tunisia and rescued 1 ...
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Italian Supreme Court: Migrants must not be handed over to Libyan Coast Guard: Italy's Supreme Court has classified the transfer of migrants to the Libyan coast ...
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Over 60 People Have Drowned After Migrant Vessel Capsizes Off Libya, U.N. Says: A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast ...
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Quick Glance: Over 60 Migrants Feared Drowned off Libya, IOM Reports
- Survivors cite: Boat with 86 people aboard departed from Zuwara.
- High waves swamped the boat, 61 migrants missing and presumed dead.
- Libya is a main departure point for migrants attempting to enter Europe.
- Over 2,200 deaths in Mediterranean crossings this year alone.
Spain’s coast guard rescued more than 300 migrants off the coasts of the Canary Islands, the regional emergency services said
Before crossing to Lampedusa: Tunisia claims to have intercepted thousands of migrants
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Greece rescues 14 migrants off Chios island, searches for more: Greece rescued 14 migrants including eight children from a rocky shore on the island of Chios ...
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Three girls dead, 16 others rescued after migrant boat sinks near Greek island : The boat is believed to have crashed into rocks before sinking as authorities ...
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Italian coast guard rescues 22 shipwrecked people, recovers 9 bodies. Some 15 reported missing
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Greek judge refers nine Egyptians to trial over deadly migrant shipwreck: Nine Egyptian men who were on board a migrant boat that sank off Greece last year ...
reuters.com/world/greek-judge-refers-nine-egyptians-trial-over-deadly-migrant-shipwreck-2024-04-05/
Sixty migrants feared drowned crossing Mediterranean from Libya: Sixty migrants feared drowned crossing Mediterranean from Libya
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29 migrants rescued off coast of Gavdos: A further 29 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Gavdos, south of Crete. The boat carrying the migrants was ...
ekathimerini.com/news/1235392/29-migrants-rescued-off-the-coast-of-gavdos/
Italy’s coastguard says nine migrants found dead after shipwreck: Italy’s coastguard said Thursday that it had found nine dead migrants, including a child ...
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Greece's coast guard says 74 migrants have been found in a wooden boat on the Mediterranean Sea
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Boat with migrants on board sank off Turkish coast: 22 dead: The Turkish coast guard was able to rescue two migrants from the sea. Two others were able to reach ...
de.euronews.com/2024/04/10/boot-mit-migranten-an-bord-vor-turkischer-kuste-gesunken-22-tote
At least 34 migrants missing off Tunisia, two die after boat sinks: TUNIS: At least 34 migrants were missing and two died after their boat sank off Tunisia as ...
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Report: Cyprus rescues 270 migrants in 5 boats - most seen in months: The Cypriot coastguard and fishing boats have rescued more than 270 migrants travelling to ...
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Coast guard rescues 74 migrants near Gavdos: Seventy-four undocumented migrants aboard a stranded vessel were rescued by a coast guard patrol vessel 10 nautical ...
ekathimerini.com/news/1235273/coast-guard-rescues-74-migrants-near-gavdos/
In distress at sea: 200 boat migrants rescued off Cyprus and in the English Channel
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At least 22 people dead after boat sinks off coast of Turkey: Turkish coast guard personnel rescued two migrants from the sea off the town of Eceabat in ...
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Two migrants dead, 30 missing after shipwrecks off Italian coast: The Italian coastguard recovered the bodies of a one-year-old baby and a woman from the Ivory ...
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Quick Glance: Italy saves dozens in migrant shipwrecks; some rescued by helicopters
- Italy dramatically rescues dozens of migrants adrift at sea or clinging to a rocky reef
- 34 migrants, who spent two nights on the reef, are rescued
- Helicopter operation launched after coast guard determines rescue boats cannot safely approach the rocky cliffs
- Among the rescued migrants are people from Senegal, Gambia, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast
Migration crisis in Europe: The most important facts and news: The Greek islands, the Balkan route, the English Channel: In addition to the refugee movements ...
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Tunisia recovers bodies of 5 migrants off its coast: Tunisia's coastguard recovered the bodies of five migrants off the country's coast ...
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Türkiye pulls 100 irregular migrants ashore from Aegean Sea: The Turkish coast guard on early Tuesday rescued some 100 irregular migrants and captured two ...
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Türkiye: At least 22 dead after refugee boat sinks: At least 22 migrants drowned in a boat accident in the Turkish Aegean Sea. Seven children and babies are also ...
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Dozens more migrants reach a Greek island as smugglers seek new routes: A boat carrying 91 migrants has reached a small island south of Crete that is seeing a ...
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Survivors and families of 94 migrants who died in a shipwreck off Italy call for truth a year later
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Quick Glance: Survivors Call for Truth and Justice After Shipwreck
- Survivors and family members of 94 migrants who died in a shipwreck off Italy a year ago demand truth and justice.
- Events organized by activists including a torchlight vigil and protest march aimed to commemorate the tragedy.
- The network of over 400 associations urges the Italian government to investigate one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean.
- Activists highlight the denial of some relatives and survivors' right to return for the shipwreck anniversary due to document issues.
Libyan Coast Guard Apparently Attacks Sea Rescue Crew: According to the organization SOS Humanity, the Libyan coast guard threatened and attacked its crew during ...
de.euronews.com/2024/03/05/libysche-kustenwache-greift-anscheinend-seenotrettung-an-ein-mensch-sei-dabei-ertrunken
Greek authorities rescue 100 migrants found in vessel off southern mainland: Greek authorities on Monday rescued 100 migrants found on a smuggling vessel in ...
ekathimerini.com/news/1233297/greek-authorities-rescue-100-migrants-found-in-vessel-off-southern-mainland/
Returning sea migrants to Libya is illegal- Italy's Court of Cassation | Africanews
africanews.com/2024/02/19/returning-sea-migrants-to-libya-is-illegal-italys-court-of-cassation/
More than 500 migrants rescued off Spain's Canary Islands: More than 500 migrants were rescued in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain's Canary Islands ...
reuters.com/world/europe/more-than-500-migrants-rescued-off-spains-canary-islands-2023-11-04/
Greek coast guard arrests nine suspected smugglers: Nine survivors have been arrested after the serious boat accident off the Greek coast ...
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Two migrants found dead, 18 rescued off Greek island - coastguard: Greece rescued 18 migrants and recovered the bodies of two people, a woman and a man ...
reuters.com/world/europe/two-migrants-found-dead-nine-rescued-off-greek-island-coastguard-2024-01-10/
Quick Glance: VW utilizing ChatGPT for driver conversations by mid-year
- Volkswagen integrating ChatGPT to enable driver conversations by mid-year.
- First vehicles with ChatGPT available in North America and Europe from early second quarter.
- AI system capable of recognizing and responding to various demands, such as temperature adjustments and displaying nearby restaurants.
At least 60 migrants feared dead off the coast of Cape Verde after boat capsizes
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Quick Glance: Dozens feared dead in boat incident off Cape Verde
- 38 refugees and migrants, including four children, were rescued after a boat incident off the West African coast.
- A Spanish fishing boat spotted the vessel about 320km from the island of Sal and alerted Cape Verde authorities.
- Health Minister Filomena Goncalves called for welcoming the survivors and burying the dead with dignity.
- Seven survivors needed hospital treatment.
78 dead, hundreds still missing after migrant boat sinks off Greek coast: Greek authorities said that the vessel appeared to be sailing normally until shortly ...
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Quick Glance: 79 dead in Greece migrant boat sinking with hundreds missing
- The confirmed death toll from a migrant boat sinking off the coast of Greece has reached 79.
- Initial reports suggest hundreds of people were on board when the boat capsized.
- Search and rescue operations continue after the fishing boat sank on Wednesday, miles off the coast of Greece.
- The boat was believed to be sailing from the Tobruk area of eastern Libya to Italy.
Nine migrants found dead off Tunisia: officials: TUNIS: The Tunisian coast guard found nine migrants dead on Thursday aboard a vessel drifting in the ...
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At least 9 die as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia: The coast guard rescued another 44 people from the same boat off the southern coastal town of Zarzis.
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2024/02/16/at-least-9-die-as-migrant-boat-sinks-off-tunisia/
40 migrants found on Gavdos beach: Forty irregular migrants who landed on the beach of Trypiti on the island of Gavdos, south of Crete ...
ekathimerini.com/news/1231659/40-migrants-found-on-gavdos-beach/
Greek authorities rescue 84 migrants in two separate incidents, arresting 4 alleged traffickers
ekathimerini.com/news/1231448/greek-authorities-rescue-84-migrants-in-two-separate-incidents-arresting-4-alleged-traffickers/
13 people are dead and 27 missing after a boat carrying Sudanese migrants to Europe sank | Africanews
africanews.com/2024/02/09/13-people-are-dead-and-27-missing-after-a-boat-carrying-sudanese-migrants-to-europe-sank/
Italy's Coast Guard rescues 49 migrants from boat sinking in Mediterranean: Some migrants go missing due to sinking of boat, exact number not known
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Two migrants founds dead, 57 rescued off Greek island, coastguard says: Greece rescued 57 migrants and recovered the bodies of two people, a woman and a man ...
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Migrant shipwreck leaves two dead and one missing, as 57 make it to shore: Two people have been confirmed dead and one is presumed missing after a boat carrying ...
ekathimerini.com/news/1230506/migrant-shipwreck-leaves-two-dead-and-one-missing-as-57-make-it-to-shore/
Tunisia recovers 901 bodies of drowned migrants off its coast this year: The Tunisian coast guard recovered 901 bodies of drowned migrants off its coast from Jan ...
reuters.com/world/africa/tunisia-recovered-901-bodies-drowned-migrants-off-its-coast-this-year-2023-07-26/
Latest Mediterranean shipwrecks leave 82 migrants missing in one weekend: The climbing number of people willing to risk their lives on a famously deadly route ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/07/mediterranean-shipwreck-migrants-missing-tunisia/
Farmakonisi: Several migrants missing after boat accident off Greek island: A refugee boat capsized in the Aegean Sea, making the search for survivors difficult ...
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Türkiye rescues 87 irregular migrants in Aegean Sea: Irregular migrants pushed back by Greek authorities into Turkish territorial waters ...
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EU chief to visit Italy's Lampedusa amid protests over migrant numbers: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Lampedusa on Sunday ...
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Greece migrant tragedy: coastguard rope capsized boat, survivor accounts say: Survivors of a boat disaster that likely killed hundreds of migrants near Greece ...
reuters.com/world/europe/greece-migrant-tragedy-survivor-accounts-say-coastguard-rope-toppled-boat-2023-06-30/
French coastguard accused of ignoring migrants in distress at sea: "Don’t call us, it disturbs our work," a humanitarian hotline says they were told by ...
inews.co.uk/news/french-coastguard-accused-ignoring-migrants-distress-sea-2784495
Coast guard rescues 27 migrants from islet off Samos: Coast guard officials on Samos have picked up 27 migrants who were stranded on a rocky islet northeast of ...
ekathimerini.com/news/1227793/coast-guard-rescues-27-migrants-from-islet-off-samos/
Migrant dead and another in a critical condition after boat sinks in English Channel
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Greek minister hails drop in illegal migration ahead of Erdogan visit: Dimitris Kairidis, the Greek minister for migration, said late Tuesday that the number of ...
ekathimerini.com/news/1226539/greek-minister-hails-drop-in-illegal-migration-ahead-of-erdogan-visit/
At least 29 African migrants die when two boats sink off Tunisia: At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their two boats sank off the coast of ...
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Tunisia: Four dead, 51 missing after migrant ship sinks off coast: At least four migrants died and 51 were missing after a migrant ship sank off Tunisia's ...
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Quick Glance: Four Dead, 51 Missing After Migrant Ship Sinks off Tunisian Coast
- At least four migrants have died and 51 are missing after a migrant ship sank off the coast of Kerkennah island in Tunisia.
- The Tunisian coast guard has recovered 901 bodies of drowned migrants off its coast from January 1 to July 20 this year.
- The North African country is facing a record wave of migration this year and frequent catastrophes with boats of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa sinking on their way to the Italian coast.
My son drowned in the Channel trying to get to the UK – help came hours too late: Two families of the 27 people who died in the Channel tell i they are still ...
inews.co.uk/news/deadliest-migrant-channel-disaster-son-drowned-2767993
Independent inquiry launched into shipwreck off Greece that left hundreds of migrants feared dead
sun-sentinel.com/2023/11/09/independent-inquiry-launched-into-shipwreck-off-greece-that-left-hundreds-of-migrants-feared-dead/
Shahida Raza, Pakistani Pro Athlete, Named as Victim of Shipwreck Off Calabrian Coast That Killed 57
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41 migrants found off Vravrona, Attica: Forty-one migrants, who disembarked from a yacht off the coast of Vravrona in eastern Attica ...
ekathimerini.com/news/1225186/41-migrants-found-off-vravrona-attica/
Only 104 of as many as 750 migrants survived Europe’s worst migrant shipwreck in decades on 14th June. The Greek coastguard says the boat rejected their help ... Show more bbc.in/3EyHZSY
Dozens of migrants are missing after a boat capsized off Yemen, officials say: A migrant boat capsized off the coast of war-torn Yemen, leaving dozens of people ...
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Italy to build sea migrant reception centres in Albania: More than 145,000 people have come ashore in Italy so far in 2023, compared with around 88 ...
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Italy probes a migrant boat disaster that left 41 feared dead. Four survivors tell a harrowing tale
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Quick Glance: Investigation into Deadly Migrant Boat Disaster in Italy
- Prosecutor condemns poorly built boats launched by smugglers.
- High waves caused the smugglers' boats to capsize.
- Boats are launched with low-quality materials and a high number of migrants on board.
- One child disappeared at sea, according to survivors.
Von der Leyen to visit Italy's Lampedusa amid protests over migrant numbers: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Lampedusa on ...
euractiv.com/section/migration/news/von-der-leyen-to-visit-italys-lampedusa-amid-protests-over-migrant-numbers/
Quick Glance: 10,000 Migrants in Three Days: Blaming the Germans
- Lampedusa is only 100 nautical miles away from the North African coast.
- NGO ships did not bring any migrants to Lampedusa on the second weekend of September.
- In 2014, only about 4000 refugees arrived in Lampedusa despite the largest wave of migrants in Italy.
- Arrivals in Lampedusa are no longer subjected to identification procedures.
EU chief to visit Italy's Lampedusa amid protests over migrant numbers: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Lampedusa on Sunday ...
reuters.com/world/newborn-baby-found-dead-migrant-boat-off-italys-lampedusa-ansa-2023-09-16/
Quick Glance: Body of Newborn Baby Recovered from Migrant Boat in Lampedusa
- Some migrants are taken in dinghy to board the boat.
- Italy is dealing with a record number of migrants arriving in Lampedusa.
- Over the past three days, more than 8,000 migrants have arrived in Lampedusa.
- The surge in arrivals led to protests by Lampedusa's residents against plans to build a new tent camp for the migrants.
Italy’s Coast Guard Rescues Hundreds of Migrants in ‘Chaotic’ Few Days at Sea: About 2,000 people have been rescued since Friday, and ships were dispatched to ...
nytimes.com/2023/04/10/world/europe/italy-migrants-rescue.html
Quick Glance: The Italian coastguard is fighting to save thousands of migrants at sea.
- The coastguard reported that the rescue of approximately 800 migrants aboard an overloaded fishing boat was still ongoing.
- A second fishing vessel carrying 400 migrants was intercepted by the coastguard ship "Diciotti" 170 miles southeast of Capo Passero, at Sicily's southernmost tip.
- The people on board were "in panic," according to Alarm Phone, a hotline used by stranded migrants.
- Aside from the ongoing operations, the coastguard said that 2,000 people had been saved in "a large number of rescues" since Friday.
Dozens dead as boat carrying migrants hits rocks in Southern Italy: At least 59 people have died and the death toll is expected to rise.
axios.com/2023/02/26/shipwreck-migrants-southern-italy
Italian coast guard rescues over 100 people aboard burning ferry: Over 170 passengers, including migrants, were rescued from a ferry sailing from the Italian ...
wionews.com/videos/italian-coast-guard-rescues-over-100-people-aboard-burning-ferry-641342
Rescue group decries Libya coast guard ramming into migrant boat: Video from Sea-Watch International shows Libyan coast guard crashing into a dinghy with dozens ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/30/rescue-group-decries-libya-coast-guard-ramming-into-dinghy
EU-Asylpolitik: eine Einigung auf den kleinsten Nenner: Die EU-Krisenverordnung zum Asyl ist ein wackeliges Bauwerk. Aber besser als gar keine Einigung.
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41 people reportedly died after boat capsized off Italian coast, survivors tell Red Cross
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