On 28 November, another boat was shipwrecked north-east of the island of Samos. The Greek coastguard found 4 bodies, two children and two women. 16 people were rescued.
On 26 November, the Aegean Boat Report revealed that 34 boats carrying 1122 people arrived in the Aegean islands between 18 and 24 November. In the same period, 54 boats (1484 people) were pushed back by the police.
On 23 November, a group of 19 people crashed into rocks while landing on the Greek island of Farmakonisi. 5 people drowned and are missing.
On 19 November, the Aegean Boat Report revealed that 49 boats carrying 1685 people arrived in the Aegean islands between 11 and 17 November. In the same period, 72 boats (2071 people) were pushed back by the police.
On 13 November, the Aegean Boat Report revealed that the Hellenic Coast Guard had intercepted three boats, destroyed their engines and towed them back to Turkey, leaving 121 Afghan nationals, including 66 children, adrift in rubber boats in the middle of the sea.
On 13 November, the Aegean Boat Report revealed that 54 boats carrying 1818 people arrived in the Aegean islands between 4 and 10 November. In the same period, 47 boats (1339 people) were pushed back by the police. The number of arrivals in the Greek islands of the Aegean is increasing. In mid-August, the population of these islands was around 6500 people and three months later it is almost 13000.
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