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Coverage dated October 19, 2026

Separate boat capsizings near Greece kill 12 migrants, including infant

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Twelve migrants, including an infant, died after two separate boat capsizings near the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Greece: At least 12 die in migrant drownings overnight (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Authorities say 12 people, including an infant, have drowned in Greek waters in two separate incidents overnight. Another 22 people were rescued. A search-and-rescue operation is ongoing.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Twelve migrants, including infant, drown as boats capsize off Greek islands (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Oct 19 (Reuters) - Twelve migrants drowned in two separate incidents off the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos in the northeastern Aegean Sea on Monday, after their boats capsized as the coast guard chased them, authorities said.

  3. WKBN Youngstown

    Capsizings cause deaths of 12 migrants off Greek islands (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    A dozen migrants died in separate speedboat capsizings off the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos, Greece's coast guard said Monday. An infant was among the dead.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Capsizings cause the deaths of 12 migrants off Greek islands (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Greece's coast guard says that 12 people have died in two separate capsizings involving speedboats ferrying migrants off the islands of Lesbos and Samos close to the Turkish coast

  5. MLive

    Separate boat capsizings near Greece kill 12 migrants, including infant (opens MLive)

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    Twelve migrants, including an infant, died after two separate boat capsizings near the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos.

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