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At least 12 migrants, including 8 children, drown off Greece: coastguard

Published: 28 Jan 2016 - 11:15 am | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 04:13 pm
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Athens: The bodies of twelve migrants, including eight children, were discovered off the Greek island of Samos Thursday after their boat capsized, the Greek coastguard said.

A search was underway for around 20 people listed as missing after the latest tragedy involving migrant boats crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece.

So far, ten survivors have been found.