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。公仔箱論壇; s, G z9 c% i% | a, ~% H; v
, ?. [% C# z) E, pos.tvboxnow.com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。8 Y& C1 u, s# e1 n
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土耳其警方已經拘捕兩名土耳其蛇頭。/ F3 Y& P) |5 Z4 Z
! g! |' u) F& ?4 B5 k公仔箱論壇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 sunk1 q' P- a4 p2 P! t P3 u8 a
- 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
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% D7 [+ f6 Y! YNearly 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.
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0 i: R) [6 h4 mos.tvboxnow.comTragedy: A diver cradles the body of a young girl after a boat carrying illegal immigrants trying to reach Europe capsized in waters off western Turkeytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 g% c. y" c2 U% K
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( B, z" t/ W) `# N# K& o0 hos.tvboxnow.comTragic site: Turkish coastal guard members carry victims from a wrecked boat in the seaos.tvboxnow.com1 K0 I/ I- U! n; |9 n' t
7 |) g, V0 P* Z/ q% dTVBNOW 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。Most 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb D$ C# M _: h' @1 ]+ ^$ m
A team of divers have mounted a desperate search for survivors in the water.公仔箱論壇# ~6 _7 `0 L! q& x$ E6 e$ m
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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.
/ }8 {, D U3 g; O: e1 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMany of those on board were women and children.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 U( ^: C v) ^0 N( x/ j* K2 U0 K& v: j
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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
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" p" Q- s# z |/ F$ R0 t$ _Serach: Coast guards look for survivors after at least 58 illegal immigrants drowned near Izmiros.tvboxnow.com1 r+ }2 G$ ~ R) p/ D$ B v
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- U8 {$ I$ {# i3 nDisaster: Rescue teams with divers search around the waters off the Aegian coastos.tvboxnow.com: f0 @& W( Z8 E9 ^
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Two Turkish suspects in the alleged smuggling operation have been arrested, Turkey's TRT television reported.% ^0 X6 R3 ?" R# W
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6 k; H2 {, E' B5 fos.tvboxnow.comEscaping 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, yesterdaytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& B6 \3 W' w% S
7 R S. f, c) |; ^2 f/ v; h' _/ G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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ s; b) v' E5 N8 g" I, L* m" @) w
Turkey is a popular transit route for illegal immigrants trying to enter Europe.9 i) H: S% h. o& I
2 Z" J( \3 Y9 ~6 c3 e6 PEach year, thousands put their lives at risk try to sail to Greek islands from Turkish soil in rickety boats.
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Sometimes these dangerous journeys end in disaster.
) N8 b$ I4 L) z1 l$ Ios.tvboxnow.comThere are currently around 80,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey.
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1 O% [, E* {( vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The majority of these people are staying in camps near the border.
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`7 N4 }* [4 T* Z& x8 T% qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSome states have voiced fears that large numbers of Syrians could try to reach them illegally.
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Greece said in July that it was quadrupling the number of guards at its border with Turkey.公仔箱論壇& [/ C( y, l+ F; I1 y8 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.
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# Q8 T8 c6 P" l; E0 R/ Y# iThetide in people fleeing the civil war, a figure that includes both refugees who are registered and those awaiting registration with the Geneva-based U.N. refugee agency, highlights the growing violence between the regime of Syria's president, Bashar Assad, and the armed anti-government groups.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) |$ ]* ~! j+ ~* w; m% l
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Transit: The refugees are reported to have been met by smugglers at hotels in the Turkish city of Izmir (pictured)
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