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  France: 13 killed as boat with 50 migrants capsizes in English Channel, massive rescue operation on

  World | September 03, 2024 19:10 IST

  A boat sank off France's northern coast and plunged more than 50 migrants into the waters of the English Channel as they tried to cross it on Tuesday, French maritime authorities said.

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  Two refugee boats with over 350 migrants capsized off Yemen's coast and Mauritania: UNHCR

  World | July 25, 2024 20:12 IST

  The UNHCR stated that it is collaborating with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to aid survivors and offer protection.

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  Yemen: 49 killed, 140 missing after migrant boat sinks off coast, 71 rescued so far

  World | June 11, 2024 17:42 IST

  The boat was carrying some 260 migrants from Somali and Ethiopia from the northern coast of Somalia on the 320 km journey across the Gulf of Aden on Monday. The death toll is expected to rise as several migrants remained missing after the mishap.

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  Five migrants die while crossing English Channel hours after UK passes Rwanda deportation bill

  World | April 23, 2024 18:46 IST

  The UK Parliament on Tuesday finally passed British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's latest bid to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as a means to stop illegal immigration. The move had been widely criticised by human rights organisations and some among Sunak's own Conservative Party.

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  20 killed, including children, as migrant boat sinks near Turkey's coast

  World | March 15, 2024 17:42 IST

  Four migrants were rescued and admitted to a hospital on Friday, while authorities are conducting search operations to locate others. Most migrants from the Middle East and Africa often leave Turkey to try to reach Greece in search of a better life in European countries.

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  'Tragic': Over 60 migrants including women and children die after boat capsizes in Libya

  World | December 17, 2023 11:59 IST

  According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya, the survivors told them that the vessel was carrying around 86 people who had departed the Libyan city of Zwara.

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  Happy when migrant boat sinks, says Italian leader

  World | July 12, 2013 11:12 IST

  Rome, July 12: A politician from Italy's Northern League party sparked off a controversy when he said he becomes "happy" whenever a migrant boat sinks in the sea."I am happy when a migrant boat sinks,"