Toll in migrant boat sinking rises to 59: Greek coastguard
19:11 UTC+8, 2023-06-14
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At least 59 people died Wednesday after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank off the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece.
19:11 UTC+8, 2023-06-14
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Rescue crews wait for the arrival of migrants at the port of Kalamata, following a rescue operation, after their boat capsized at open sea, in Kalamata, Greece, June 14.
At least 59 people died Wednesday after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank off the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece, the coastguard said in announcing the latest toll.
Previously 32 deaths had been reported while around 100 others were rescued in a rescue operation in international waters that was complicated by high winds.
Source: AFP
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