Place: Agathonisi

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Children among dead as migrant boat sinks off Greek island

A smuggling boat has sunk off a Greek island, killing at least 16 migrants including children.

Sat, 17 Mar, 2018

Six children among latest refugee drownings off Greece

At least 13 refugees, six of them children, drowned as two boats making the hazardous crossing from Turkey capsized in the Aegean Sea off Greece yesterday, the coastguard said.

Mon, 02 Nov, 2015

Greece launches rescue for migrants after boat sinks

Greek authorities have launched a search and rescue operation in the eastern Aegean after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank between the small islands of Agathonisi and Farmakonisi, near the Turkish coast.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2015

Immigrants held in Greece

Coastguard officers detained 83 illegal immigrants on a tiny Greek island off the Turkish coast, Greek authorities said yesterday.

Mon, 05 Jul, 2004