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Dozens dead in separate migrant boat shipwrecks off Italy and Turkey

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 396 words · By Gavin Blackburn
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What to know about Dozens dead in separate migrant boat shipwrecks off Italy and Turkey

So far this year, 624 migrants have died or gone missing in central Mediterranean, according to the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

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What happened

So far this year, 624 migrants have died or gone missing in central Mediterranean, according to the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

Why it matters

The bodies of 19 migrants were recovered from a boat off the coast of Lampedusa on Wednesday by the Italian coastguard, the island's mayor said.

Common ground

Mayor Filippo Mannino said seven other migrants, including two children, were being treated for "hypothermia and intoxication from hydrocarbon fumes." The rescue operation occurred in the early hours of Wednesday 135 kilometres off the Italian island inside…

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Claim 1: “All of the migrants were from Afghanistan and the victims included a baby, according to Idris Akbıyık, the governor for Muğla province where Bodrum is located, as cited by the state-run Anadolu Agency.”
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Claim 2: “All are believed to have died of hypothermia,”
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Claim 3: “The boat began to take on water in the choppy sea and eventually capsized. At least 20 other migrants were rescued.”
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Claim 4: “Many are unseaworthy, or set out in bad weather, and fatal accidents are common.”
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Claim 5: “The Turkish Coast Guard Command said the boat carrying dozens of migrants ignored repeated warnings to stop and attempted to flee at high speed.”
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No evidence found to verify the Turkish Coast Guard's report about migrants fleeing in the Aegean Sea.
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Claim 6: “Meanwhile, a fast-moving boat carrying Afghan migrants capsized in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday while attempting to evade the coastguard in rough waters, leaving 19 dead, including a baby, officials said.”
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Claim 7: “According to the interior ministry, 6,117 migrants have landed on Italy's shores so far this year.”
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Claim 8: “Lampedusa's last migrant disaster occurred in August last year, when 27 people died in two shipwrecks off the coast.”
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Claim 9: “The bodies of 19 migrants were recovered from a boat off the coast of Lampedusa on Wednesday by the Italian coastguard, the island's mayor said.”
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Wikipedia sources mention Italian political parties and individuals, but none reference the Lampedusa coastguard rescue operation or migrant fatalities.
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Claim 10: “Lampedusa is a key landing point for migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa, with many dying trying the dangerous journey.”
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Wikipedia sources provide general information about Lampedusa but do not include specific data on migrant fatalities or its role as a landing point.
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Claim 11: “Mayor Filippo Mannino said seven other migrants, including two children, were being treated for 'hypothermia and intoxication from hydrocarbon fumes.'”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm treatment of migrants by Lampedusa's mayor for hypothermia.
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Claim 12: “The Greek island of Kos lies some 20 kilometres from Bodrum, a popular Turkish vacation destination.”
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Claim 13: “So far this year, 624 migrants have died or gone missing in central Mediterranean, according to the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM).”
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Claim 14: “The rescue operation occurred in the early hours of Wednesday 135 kilometres off the Italian island inside Libya's search-and-rescue zone, ANSA reported.”
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Claim 15: “Greece is one of the main entry points into the EU for people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, with many making the short but often treacherous journey from the Turkish coast to nearby Greek islands in small boats.”
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