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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* Q0 e' ~5 ^- g3 p2 U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4 M$ t: N6 n* p- q+ \( Q
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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。
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^* Q4 Y0 \. N8 s+ [# m6 lDrowned 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 sunk5.39.217.76' q, i1 N3 u. ^8 c
- 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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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.
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' l& ^4 }2 S6 F* J3 E+ Z5 R( [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSome 51 survivors swam to shore 50m away - whilst others trapped below deck perished in the submerging vessel.
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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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( ]4 y! N7 D" r, X5 j* i+ e+ |- JTragic site: Turkish coastal guard members carry victims from a wrecked boat in the sea
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) O j1 |: H* J* Q5.39.217.76Most 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.
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# u. `# k- @6 |0 o- a! NTahsin Kurtbeyoglu, the governor of Menderes, a coastal district in Izmir province, told state television TRT today that the death toll is expected to rise.1 D7 J7 Y4 |+ k2 t/ e$ I* ?1 T! T
Many of those on board were women and children.
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The 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.
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. @) _, t* [4 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPain: Of the 100 people on board the boat, 60 died after it sank
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Serach: Coast guards look for survivors after at least 58 illegal immigrants drowned near Izmir7 G' U$ p9 X. E
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; }4 }1 o# N9 c8 \- I) |Disaster: Rescue teams with divers search around the waters off the Aegian coast
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Two Turkish suspects in the alleged smuggling operation have been arrested, Turkey's TRT television reported.
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4 h' ~, z. g$ n! l6 JTVBNOW 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。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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" @. [3 g2 x* stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.
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Each year, thousands put their lives at risk try to sail to Greek islands from Turkish soil in rickety boats.
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Sometimes these dangerous journeys end in disaster.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。! A$ x' U: x" Z
There are currently around 80,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey.
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6 a2 f5 F% L2 a$ d5.39.217.76 The majority of these people are staying in camps near the border.5.39.217.766 E. {# h, z0 R& X# n, u
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# Q7 U5 h$ Q% HGreece said in July that it was quadrupling the number of guards at its border with Turkey.
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+ _, a: `- u. h( V% a+ O. [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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) p* y% N$ t( v2 h
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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.
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Transit: The refugees are reported to have been met by smugglers at hotels in the Turkish city of Izmir (pictured)tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# }1 L- f" G1 q. F1 Q3 l
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VIDEO: On the scene, rescuers search the waters for survivors... |