Migrant Boat Sinks
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France: 13 killed as boat with 50 migrants capsizes in English Channel, massive rescue operation on
World | Sep 03, 2024, 07:10 PM ISTA 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 | Jul 25, 2024, 08:12 PM ISTThe 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 | Jun 11, 2024, 05:42 PM ISTThe 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 | Apr 23, 2024, 06:46 PM ISTThe 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 | Mar 15, 2024, 05:42 PM ISTFour 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 | Dec 17, 2023, 11:59 AM ISTAccording 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 | Jul 12, 2013, 11:12 AM ISTRome, 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,"