At least 20 die as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia TUNIS: At least 20 African migrants died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Thursday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian security official said. The coastguard rescued five people and was searching... Women 24 Dec, 2020
Twelve dead, 21 rescued as migrant boat sinks off Greek island ATHENS: At least twelve people drowned when their boat sank off an island in western Greece on Saturday, Greek authorities said, marking the deadliest toll in months in Greece's migrant crisis. Twenty one people were rescued, the coastguard... Women 12 Jan, 2020
Eight migrants die after boat sinks off western Turkey: interior ministry ANKARA: Eight people, including three women, died after a boat carrying 15 migrants sank off the coast of western Turkey, the interior ministry said on Friday. The boat sank on Thursday off the coast of Fethiye district in Mugla province, it said,... Women 03 Jan, 2020
Seven dead as migrants' boat sinks in Turkey's Lake Van: Anadolu ISTANBUL: Seven people died and 64 were rescued when a boat carrying migrants sank in eastern Turkey’s Lake Van, the state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday. The agency said the boat sank near the district of Adilcevaz in Bitlis... Women 26 Dec, 2019
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast CAIRO: Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after the boats they were travelling in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the country’s coast guard and the UN refugee agency... Women 26 Jul, 2019
Honduran fishing boat sinks; 27 dead, 9 missing, 55 rescued TEGUCIGALPA: A fishing vessel sank during bad weather Wednesday in the Caribbean off Honduras' northern coast, and at least 27 fishermen were known dead, the Central American country's military said. Nine people remained missing and 55 others had been... Women 04 Jul, 2019
Indonesia says 17 dead after motorboat sinks in bad weather JAKARTA: At least 17 people, including four children, died after a motorboat sank in choppy waters off the Indonesian island of Java, a government official said on Tuesday. The 10-metre (33 ft) wooden vessel with 57 people on board was hit by... Women 18 Jun, 2019
Eight killed as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: Anadolu ANKARA: Eight people were killed on Monday after a dinghy carrying migrants sank off Turkey's western coast, the state-run Anadolu news agency said, adding that 31 others had been rescued. Search and rescue operations were launched by the coast... Women 17 Jun, 2019
UPDATED: 7 dead, 21 missing after SKorean tour boat sinks in Hungary BUDAPEST, HUNGARY: Rescue workers scoured the Danube River in downtown Budapest Thursday for 21 people missing after a sightseeing boat carrying South Korean tourists sank in a matter of seconds after colliding with a larger cruise ship during an... Women 30 May, 2019
30 dead, 200 missing after boat sinking on Congo lake KINSHASA: Authorities in western Congo say at least 30 people are dead and another 200 are missing after a boat sank on a lake. Simon Mboo Wemba, the mayor of Inongo, told The Associated Press on Sunday night that many of those aboard the boat that... Women 27 May, 2019
Begnas Lake boat sinking: six bodies found LEKHNATH: Bodies of six people, most of them minors who had gone missing in the Begnas Lake following a boat capsize, have been retrieved today. The deceased have been identified as Rabi Khanal (32), Shankar Khanal (7), Shiba Khanal (8), Prachin... Travel 09 Sep, 2018
Nine dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard ISTANBUL: Nine people died early on Thursday when a boat carrying migrants sank off the western coast of Turkey, the Turkish coast guard said. Four people were rescued. The boat sank off the coast of Aydin province, near Kusadasi, a popular... Women 09 Aug, 2018
