A child has died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Greek coast, in what is believed to be the first reported death since Turkey announced it was opening its borders with Europe last week
A child has died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, in what is believed to be the first reported death since Turkey announced it was opening its borders with Europe last week.
The makeshift boat was carrying 48 people, accompanied by the Turkish coastguard, when it entered Greek waters early Monday, Greece's coastguard said in a statement.The passengers"overturned the boat" as it was approached by the coast guard, according to Greek officials, who added this was a"common tactic" used by traffickers to force a rescue.
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