Saturday, January 30, 2016

Mehr als 30 Flüchtlinge vor türkischer Küste ertrunken. Ihr Schiff war auf dem Weg zur griechischen Insel Lesbos.

Vor der türkischen Ägäisküste sind bei einem Schiffsunglück mindestens 33 Flüchtlinge ums Leben gekommen.


Ihr Schiff war auf dem Weg zur griechischen Insel Lesbos. Unter den Opfern sollen auch fünf Kinder sein. 75 Menschen wurden gerettet.
Die Flüchtlinge sollen unter anderem aus Syrien, Afghanistan und Myanmar stammen.

Der Seeweg von der Türkei zu den griechischen Inseln ist seit dem vorigen Jahr die Hauptroute von Flüchtlingen auf dem Weg nach Europa.

Mehr als 850 000 Menschen kamen 2015 auf diesem Weg.
 DPA - n-tv.de
30/1/16
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1 comment:

  1. Death Toll in Refugee Boat Tragedy off Turkey's Aegean Coast Rises to 39...

    Turkish media reported that at least 39 refugees drowned early Saturday as their boat sank off Turkey's Aegean coast. Preliminary reports said ten people were killed, including five children, while 43 others were rescued when their boat overturned off Bademli coast, shortly after departing from Canakkale province for the Greek island of Lesbos.

    The latest reports indicate that the boat was transporting over 100 refugees from Afghanistan, Myanmar and Syria. The Turkish coast guard has so far rescued 62 people from the sea. Meanwhile, the Hurriyet daily said a Turkish man has been arrested for organizing the trip and an investigation is still ongoing.

    In 2015 alone, more than 80,000 refugees were rescued off Turkish coasts, while over 3,000 died in their attempt to reach Greek islands via Turkey.
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