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28 drown as boat sinks off Greek island

At least 28 people have drowned in the latest refugee tragedy off the coast of Greece. A baby is ...
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15.29 13 Sep 2015


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28 drown as boat sinks off Greek island

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15.29 13 Sep 2015


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At least 28 people have drowned in the latest refugee tragedy off the coast of Greece.

A baby is among the dead, according to the Athens News Agency.

Rescuers have saved 68 people, while another 29 have managed to swim to a beach on the island of Farmakonisi.

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The victims of the latest tragedy are believed to have come from Syria adding to the numbers fleeing their brutal Government regime and the threat of terror group ISIS.

John Ging from the UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs says the international community is becoming overwhelmed by the scale of the refugee problem:


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