土耳其西部附近的愛琴海域周四發生一艘難民船沉沒事故,造成至少58人喪生,其中一半死者是兒童和嬰兒,死亡人數可能會進一步上升。
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9 E+ o& E1 T) z7 ]0 m" i這艘船在距離岸邊50米的海或觸礁沉沒,事發時船上有超過100名難民,其中大部分是巴勒斯坦人,也有伊拉克和敘利亞人。公仔箱論壇1 _6 J9 }9 x' b0 P- E% y
/ I4 d) w4 r4 p獲救的難民表示,他們原本計劃在英國靠岸,到歐洲國家找工作。
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土耳其警方已經拘捕兩名土耳其蛇頭。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# ~% ]5 ^4 A4 T: k. N' `1 n
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Drowned trying to flee Assad the tyrant: Little girl among 58 dead refugees after boat sinks off the Turkish coast- Dozens of people - including women and children - perished when fishing boat sunktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb U+ Z _2 a' }
- Around 50 survivors managed to swim to shore - just yards away
- Many of those who died are believed to have been trapped below deck
- Two suspected smugglers have been arrested by the Turkish authorities
By Sam Adams
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. ^% ?! A; A8 x6 UTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Nearly 60 illegal immigrants - including refugees escaping the violence in war-torn Syria - drowned when a boat carrying them towards Europe sank off the coast of Turkey.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# H' N. `0 a; k6 l, y, A6 q
, C& y2 C4 H9 @8 X5.39.217.76The fishing vessel is reported to have been carrying around 100 people at the time, mostly from Syria and Iraq when it hit rocks in the Aegean near Izmir.5.39.217.76) `+ e- M& N9 Z5 o4 m8 K$ F
Some 51 survivors swam to shore 50m away - whilst others trapped below deck perished in the submerging vessel.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。$ G$ x" Z/ R8 H3 W( c( W; p
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Tragedy: A diver cradles the body of a young girl after a boat carrying illegal immigrants trying to reach Europe capsized in waters off western Turkey
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8 ~7 A, f5 @1 Y- u. m# O* U5.39.217.76Tragic site: Turkish coastal guard members carry victims from a wrecked boat in the seatvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' i. @1 ~: w. {* Z9 ]
7 m5 L, `; k' z8 P# ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMost of those who escaped the sinking are thought to have been on deck at the time - so were able to jump away from the vessel.
/ d: x5 b+ \1 X# V& i- x/ cA team of divers have mounted a desperate search for survivors in the water.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, o3 c1 f! T4 Y7 H+ e V ^% ^, L
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Tahsin Kurtbeyoglu, the governor of Menderes, a coastal district in Izmir province, told state television TRT today that the death toll is expected to rise.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, \& O' B8 q% q6 d) D
Many of those on board were women and children.
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& Q2 D: F, q0 c" \5 i2 D/ Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe group are reported to have previously made their way to hotels in the Turkish city of Izmir, where smugglers agreed to take them to Britain.公仔箱論壇4 h- U# K5 Z& g9 a6 T
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Pain: Of the 100 people on board the boat, 60 died after it sank
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0 D2 e# L( X t( [3 c" e8 ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSerach: Coast guards look for survivors after at least 58 illegal immigrants drowned near Izmirtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ h) [7 z3 i* [! c- n
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% E- [& w! O" C1 W5 _& B" _) U6 [Disaster: Rescue teams with divers search around the waters off the Aegian coast6 w4 V+ H) P5 K! ^& a) U3 a' Z& X
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Two Turkish suspects in the alleged smuggling operation have been arrested, Turkey's TRT television reported.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ w( l/ p% [3 r( D/ R
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Escaping conflict: Thousands of Syrians have fled to Turkey to escape the civil war in their country - with many heading to Europe. Here smoke rises (pictured) after a Syrian air strike on the city of Aleppo, yesterday
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The time of the sinking has not yet been confirmed, but many smugglers take illegal immigrants across the sea at night, in a bid to avoid detection.
0 X, V9 L3 [% \7 s. X2 t4 pTurkey is a popular transit route for illegal immigrants trying to enter Europe.公仔箱論壇1 t. G9 D& M- r& F' H
& V: x2 j5 O- L& u# t! {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEach year, thousands put their lives at risk try to sail to Greek islands from Turkish soil in rickety boats.公仔箱論壇+ e# r( r* H' ?
) l1 a' e6 ]0 x0 j i+ z5.39.217.76 Sometimes these dangerous journeys end in disaster.
2 R s/ h4 G5 c! I1 rThere are currently around 80,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey./ A! T+ u2 b8 W# S1 }+ o
5 y- j( ~3 A7 f5 s2 S' }8 `公仔箱論壇 The majority of these people are staying in camps near the border.
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F: L- l( T' `9 P6 f e; i% NSome states have voiced fears that large numbers of Syrians could try to reach them illegally.5.39.217.765 R* R, c9 N5 j
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Greece said in July that it was quadrupling the number of guards at its border with Turkey.1 F" O1 @/ F+ q0 P/ u
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TheSyrian refugee crisis escalated last month as some 100,000 people fled the country, the highest monthly total since the hostilities started 17 months ago, U.N. figures reveal.
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Thetide in people fleeing the civil war, a figure that includes both refugees who are registered and those awaiting registration with the Geneva-based U.N. refugee agency, highlights the growing violence between the regime of Syria's president, Bashar Assad, and the armed anti-government groups.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。$ O# Z% o& b5 A7 J8 C5 j6 J
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, E8 i* P; G1 |2 N公仔箱論壇Transit: The refugees are reported to have been met by smugglers at hotels in the Turkish city of Izmir (pictured)5.39.217.768 F$ y, O4 s. u. {5 t" a" q
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9 r' O9 t6 R0 d4 ZVIDEO: On the scene, rescuers search the waters for survivors... |