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Tags: EU | Europe | Migrants

Greece's Coast Guard Says 5 Migrants Have Drowned off Samos

Saturday, 09 April 2016 07:19 AM EDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's coast guard says at least five migrants have drowned in the eastern Aegean Sea after a small plastic boat capsized.

The five victims, four women and a child, were found around dawn Saturday northeast of the Greek island of Samos, close to the Turkish coast. A coast guard spokeswoman says there were also five survivors: two women, two men and a child.

The spokeswoman spoke on customary condition of anonymity. She says the coast guard has no information about the ages and nationalities of the migrants or the children's gender.

The survivors, who are in a state of shock, told authorities a total of 11 people were aboard the 3.5-meter boat.

Migrant flows into Greece have slowed considerably recently following an EU-Turkey deal to deport migrants from Greek islands.

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Greece's coast guard says at least five migrants have drowned in the eastern Aegean Sea after a small plastic boat capsized.The five victims, four women and a child, were found around dawn Saturday northeast of the Greek island of Samos, close to the Turkish coast. A coast...
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2016-19-09
Saturday, 09 April 2016 07:19 AM
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