58 people drown after refugee boat sinks
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 58 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="refuge">refuge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="sank">sank</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aegean">Aegean</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shore">shore</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 50 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deck">deck</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="submerged">submerged</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="divers">divers</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Izmir">Izmir</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="smugglers">smugglers</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="TRT">TRT</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 51, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> - <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deck">deck</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="sank">sank</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="detection">detection</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p><p><span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="footage">footage</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dim">dim</span> <span word="outline">outline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="submerged">submerged</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Ambulances">Ambulances</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="indications">indications</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="survived">survived</span>.</p><p><span word="Illegal">Illegal</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rickety">rickety</span> <span word="boats">boats</span>.</p>
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