
A Syrian refugee holding a baby in a lifetube swims towards the shore after their dinghy deflated some 100 meters away from the Greek island of Lesbos on Sunday. At least 34 people, among them 15 babies and children, drowned when their overcrowded boat capsized in high winds, the latest migrant tragedy at sea. Of the record total of 432,761 refugees and migrants making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year, an estimated 309,000 people have arrived by sea in Greece, the International Organization for Migration said during the weekend. About half of those crossing the Mediterranean are Syrians fleeing civil war, according to the United Nations refugee agency. (More on P5) SD-Agencies
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