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Greece: Migrant Drownings Claim 12 Lives
Greece reports 12 migrant deaths overnight in Aegean Sea as smugglers face zero tolerance.
In brief
Greece reports 12 migrant deaths overnight in Aegean Sea as smugglers face zero tolerance. Greece's coast guard recorded 12 migrant deaths in two separate Aegean Sea incidents overnight, with officials blaming traffickers for all fatalities. Originally reported by Dw.
First incident: 6 die off Lesbos
Greek Coast Guard officials report six migrants killed overnight in waters off Lesbos when a speedboat collided with a police patrol vessel.
“a speedboat carrying migrants collided with the port side of a police patrol vessel”
Second incident: 6 die off Samos
Six migrants drowned after their boat capsized off Samos, with 14 rescued in the second incident.
“six people, five men and a woman, drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Samos”
Zero tolerance for smugglers
Greece's shipping minister blamed migrant traffickers for all deaths, stating, 'Our position is non-negotiable: Zero tolerance for smugglers.'
“Our position is non-negotiable: Zero tolerance for smugglers”
The one thing
Greece's coast guard recorded 12 migrant deaths in two separate Aegean Sea incidents overnight, with officials blaming traffickers for all fatalities.
