Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:29:08 +0500 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:29:08 +0500 60 Eighteen die after migrant boat sinks off southern Greek island https://english.aaj.tv/news/330448270/eighteen-die-after-migrant-boat-sinks-off-southern-greek-island <p><strong>Eighteen migrants drowned when their boat overturned 26 miles (40 km) south of the tiny southern Greek island of Chrysi, a coast guard official said on Saturday, while two were rescued from the sea.</strong></p> <p>The boat was initially detected by a Turkish cargo ship, which contacted the Greek authorities.</p> <p>The survivors were being taken to the island of Crete, the official added.</p> <p>Greece was on the front line of a 2015-16 migration crisis when more than a million people from the Middle East and Africa crossed into Europe.</p> <p>Flows have ebbed since then, but the last year has seen a steep rise in migrant boats, mainly from Libya, heading for Crete, Gavdos and Chrysi - the three Aegean islands nearest to the African coast. Fatal accidents remain common.</p> Eighteen migrants drowned when their boat overturned 26 miles (40 km) south of the tiny southern Greek island of Chrysi, a coast guard official said on Saturday, while two were rescued from the sea.

The boat was initially detected by a Turkish cargo ship, which contacted the Greek authorities.

The survivors were being taken to the island of Crete, the official added.

Greece was on the front line of a 2015-16 migration crisis when more than a million people from the Middle East and Africa crossed into Europe.

Flows have ebbed since then, but the last year has seen a steep rise in migrant boats, mainly from Libya, heading for Crete, Gavdos and Chrysi - the three Aegean islands nearest to the African coast. Fatal accidents remain common.

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