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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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。
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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。$ `+ L, x% l3 P
" V2 I2 L& w: M! `4 T土耳其警方已經拘捕兩名土耳其蛇頭。www3.tvboxnow.com! i1 m8 s4 E$ b. A
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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 sunk
, _3 u% _' d1 [, Z公仔箱論壇 - 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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# X1 }, p- w7 I% a5 V( _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。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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The 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.www3.tvboxnow.com2 q" j1 G2 E( c# x% x# H9 }
Some 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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0 t2 N2 N" L7 n; h% H- utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTragic site: Turkish coastal guard members carry victims from a wrecked boat in the seawww3.tvboxnow.com" P" P& t3 g$ T7 F9 `! k( v
2 b4 A3 r2 j |- T, g$ ?$ }/ g! xMost 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.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。! ^2 d, X& h$ e. Y: n6 x
A team of divers have mounted a desperate search for survivors in the water.
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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.
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& A8 b# J; x4 t! o+ U. o( f0 T3 {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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Pain: Of the 100 people on board the boat, 60 died after it sank公仔箱論壇8 S% p+ ~8 b; c7 U0 g; y
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0 i" Y+ ^4 ]; G: ^/ Z2 i* `www3.tvboxnow.comSerach: Coast guards look for survivors after at least 58 illegal immigrants drowned near Izmirwww3.tvboxnow.com9 L' e+ I+ n" i. @8 N
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Disaster: Rescue teams with divers search around the waters off the Aegian coasttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) d" \6 v5 c; ^$ m; _
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Two Turkish suspects in the alleged smuggling operation have been arrested, Turkey's TRT television reported.4 @0 U8 J3 H! @ v+ E
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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, yesterdaywww3.tvboxnow.com! ^7 ]( [+ ]6 G( H& A
2 p4 S3 A' l4 G- v: T% p: L+ w公仔箱論壇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.
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Each year, thousands put their lives at risk try to sail to Greek islands from Turkish soil in rickety boats.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。, S- s% h2 U' h+ K) k
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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。7 m K& j9 C3 f0 [+ x8 Z* ~
There are currently around 80,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey.7 @8 v, ]0 j/ O5 n) w5 M# u) P
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$ B1 ^' F i: W8 M) p/ RGreece said in July that it was quadrupling the number of guards at its border with Turkey.www3.tvboxnow.com; q5 g( M, g I+ P" F# _
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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. c! ?3 ~5 L' }: X4 r
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Transit: The refugees are reported to have been met by smugglers at hotels in the Turkish city of Izmir (pictured)" q7 V, m* f+ ~/ a% K- U( }' z1 A
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VIDEO: On the scene, rescuers search the waters for survivors... |