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A group of 29 migrants was rescued Tuesday off a crippled boat in the Mediterranean Sea south of Crete, Greek authorities said, on an increasingly busy migration route from North Africa to Europe.
Crew members aboard two cruise ships rescued around two dozen migrants in small boats, the latest episode of hundreds making or attempting landings in the Florida Keys over the past several days ...
The number of Albanians arriving by small boats fell to 29. [50] On 12 August, an overloaded boat sank resulting in the death of six people, all believed to be Afghan men in their 30s. [51] In the first eight months of the year, just over 20,000 migrants have arrived using small boats.
Greek authorities on Friday rescued more than 150 people, including several children, who were heading in small boats from Turkey to the nearby eastern Aegean Sea islands, the coast guard said.
A minority of migrants (estimated between 10 and 15%) [citation needed] continue their journey across the Mediterranean towards Europe, braving the hazards of open-sea crossings in small boats. The steady influx of migrants has led to opposition and animosity from North African governments, resulting in repressive measures and forced repatriations.
Immigration agencies detained a dozen people before they could reach land, including one who was airlifted to a hospital and 11 transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard. Three others were detained on ...
Cuban boat people mainly refers to refugees who flee Cuba by boat and ship to the United States. [1] [2] There have been four distinct waves of immigration, both legal and illegal, from Cuba to the United States. These four waves include early boat arrivals, the marielitos, the balseros, and the post “Wet foot, dry foot” arrivals. These ...
Initially, the IOM said the two boats with migrants had capsized but later made no mention of that, saying instead that the smugglers forced the people off the boats and told them to swim. Djibouti’s coast guard said the tragedy struck some 150 meters (about 500 feet) off a beach in the East African nation's northwestern region of Khor Angar.