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Kurdish children, woman drowned in Greek waters to be returned home |
2022-06-27 |
![]() The three Kurdish He confirmed the three Greece is a key route used by refugees and ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... At least three separate migrant boats sank in the Aegean Sea late last year, leading to the drowning of at least 30 people, including Kurds, between December 21 and 25. Othman, Hazhar and Rebwar drowned after their boat capsized on the night of December 21, according to Lutka. An 11-year-old boy who lost his entire family in the Aegean Sea was returned to his hometown of Koya in March. Salih in mid-June told Rudaw that the two children whose bodies will be returned next Saturday belonged to the same family, and they were from Koya town. The Kurdistan Region saw a large exodus of its youth last year, when tens of thousands of mostly young Kurds left the Region and headed to Europa ![]() seeking a better life, using smuggling routes. A number of these The bodies of 16 People, mostly youth, take the perilous journey away from the Kurdistan Region through smuggling routes trying to escape an ongoing crisis grasping the Region — with high unemployment, corruption, political instability, and a fragile economy influencing their decision to depart. The Kurdish government has acknowledged the existence of systemic issues and financial hardships but has said it is working to address these problems. |
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