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Thursday, October 29, 2015

WORSENING WEATHER OFF COAST OF LESVOS LEADS TO TRAGEDY FOR REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS TRYING TO REACH GREECE

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A group of refugees disembark from an inflatable boat after reaching the Greek island of Lesvos (30 September 2015). Photo: UNHCR/Achilleas Zavallis

WORSENING WEATHER OFF COAST OF LESVOS LEADS TO TRAGEDY FOR REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS TRYING TO REACH GREECE

At least 15 people have died and some 38 others are missing in five incidents involving smuggler boats carrying hundreds of refugees and migrants by sea between Turkey and the Greek islands, according to the United Nations refugee agency. Read more


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