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Twelve people have died and 18 were rescued from a migrant boat off Crete. The cause of death is not yet known, and dozens more were rescued in two separate incidents nearby.
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Twelve people have died after a migrant boat was found off the coast of Crete, with 18 others rescued, according to Greek coastguard information reported by Dutch news agency ANP and Reuters.
It is not yet clear how the people died. The report gave no further details about the rescue or the condition of those brought ashore.
The incident comes as Greece sees a newer migration route become busier, with people attempting to travel from Libya via Crete to Europe, despite an overall fall in the number of migrants arriving in the country. Dozens more people were rescued in two other incidents in waters around Crete overnight from Sunday to Monday, the report said.
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