# Twelve migrants, including infant, drown as boats capsize off Greek islands

https://mins.news/en/item/106094

- Reuters, 2026-10-19 10:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/six-migrants-including-infant-die-after-boat-collision-off-greeces-lesvos-2026-10-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad5f5e1ab53aa0001d99f90

> Authorities said 12 migrants drowned in two separate incidents on Monday near Lesbos and Samos in the northeastern Aegean, after their boats capsized while the coast guard pursued them.

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