Babies and children among 34 dead in Aegean migrant boat sinking

September 14 2015 17:17:45

Babies and children among 34 dead in Aegean migrant boat sinking

ISTANBUL

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Some 34 migrants, including four babies and 10 children, have drowned off the coast of the Greek island of Farmakonisi.

Photos from another tragedy on Sept. 13, 100 meters off the coast of the Greek island of Lesbos, include a shot of a father trying to bring his 2-month-old baby to safety.

Reports indicate that locals assisted the migrants as they struggled to reach the shore.

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