General · 28 March 2026

22 Migrants Dead After Six Days at Sea

A migrant boat that left Tobruk, Libya on March 21 drifted six days without food or water before 26 survivors were rescued off Crete by a Frontex vessel. Twenty-two people died from exhaustion and their bodies were thrown into the sea on smugglers' orders. Greek authorities arrested two South Sudanese men, aged 19 and 22, over the deaths.

By BriefTea Editorial · 28 March 2026 at 14:36

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