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At least 16 dead as migrant boat capsizes off Greece

AFP Mar 17, 2018

ATHENS: At least 16 people, including six children, perished Saturday after a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea, the deadliest disaster in the area since a controversial deal between the EU and Turkey to try to stem the flow of…

At least 42 killed as migrant boat capsizes off Egypt

AFP Sep 22, 2016

CAIRO: A boat carrying migrants capsized Wednesday in the Mediterranean off Egypt's north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation in which another 150 were rescued, officials said.

At least 14 killed as boat overloaded with migrants capsizes off Malaysia

Reuters Sep 3, 2015

KUALA LUMPUR: An overloaded wooden boat believed to be carrying dozens of Indonesian illegal immigrants sank off the coast of Malaysia on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, among them 13 women, maritime officials said.

Bangladesh ferry capsizes with 200 passengers aboard

Azhar Khan Aug 4, 2014

DHAKA: A ferry with about 200 passengers aboard capsized on Monday in the river Padma southwest of Dhaka and rescue teams took about half of them to safety, the chief of the district administration said.