Greece Retrieves 21 Dead Migrants off Crete Island

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Migrant boat incidents leave dead and rescued off Crete

Migrant boat incidents off Crete, Greece, were reported on November 8 and 9. Xinhua first reported one person dead and 28 rescued, then said 20 had died and 133 had been rescued in boat incidents. DW reported 20 bodies recovered and 40 people rescued from two vessels, while Euronews said 21 people died over the weekend. Reports gave differing death tolls for boats off Crete, including 12, 13 and 14; they did not explain the differences.