Migrant Speedboat Collision off Greek Coast Claims at Least 15 Lives
At least 15 people died Wednesday after a speedboat carrying migrants collided with a coastguard vessel off the coast of Chios, Greece, according to coastguard officials. The incident prompted a search and rescue operation in the area.
The bodies of 11 men and three women were recovered from the sea near the eastern Aegean island. One woman later died in hospital, according to Sky News. The circumstances surrounding the collision are currently under investigation.
The incident occurred as Palestinians began returning to Khan Younis via the reopened Rafah crossing, Euronews reported. However, only a few crossed as aid remained blocked and many remained stranded. One woman described long waits and exhaustion, while worrying about relatives left behind.
In other news, an Air India flight from Heathrow to Bengaluru was grounded after reports of a "possible defect" with a fuel control switch on the same model of aircraft which crashed in Ahmedabad last June, Sky News reported. Air India said it was getting "the pilot's concerns checked on a priority basis" after the incident reported on flight AI132 on Monday.
Also, a 13-year-old Australian boy, Austin Appelbee, swam for around four hours to shore to raise the alarm after his family were swept out to sea on Friday, Sky News reported. Appelbee said he was thinking happy thoughts to get him through his gruelling swim to shore through rough seas, while the rest of his family were singing and joking to keep their spirits up while they waited for rescue.
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