Greece reports 12 migrant deaths off Crete
Immigration · First reported 9 Nov, 06:53 · Updated 07:31
Greece’s coast guard said it recovered 12 people who had died aboard a boat off Crete early Monday. A separate report says 18 others were rescued from that boat and mentions two other incidents off the island.
- Greece’s coast guard said it recovered 12 dead migrants from a boat off Crete early Monday.
- A coast guard official said 18 people were rescued from the boat about 15 nautical miles from the port of Kaloi Limenes.
- The same report mentions dozens of people in two other incidents off Crete.
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Key facts
- Deaths
- 12 migrants; Greece’s coast guard said their bodies were recovered.
- Rescued from the boat
- 18 people.
- Location detail
- About 15 nautical miles from the port of Kaloi Limenes.
- Other incidents
- Dozens of people in two other incidents off Crete, according to a coast guard official.
- Timing
- Early Monday.
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- An earlier Lux story headline said hundreds of migrants crossed the English Channel over a weekend and gave a 2026 total of 23,129. [9e482785-7fd9-47aa-9dce-19473402bda1]
- Another earlier Lux story headline described migrants being smuggled to Britain on small boats from as far away as the Netherlands. [fc271946-8674-4431-ac3b-3e3850a662f1]
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