Greece's coast guard says 5 migrants have drowned off Samos
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Greece's coast guard says at least five migrants have drowned in the eastern Aegean Sea after a small plastic boat capsized.
The five victims, four women and a child, were found around dawn Saturday northeast of the Greek island of Samos, close to the Turkish coast. A coast guard spokeswoman says there were also five survivors: two women, two men and a child.
The spokeswoman spoke on customary condition of anonymity. She says the coast guard has no information about the ages and nationalities of the migrants or the children's gender.
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The survivors, who are in a state of shock, told authorities a total of 11 people were aboard the 3.5-meter boat.
Migrant flows into Greece have slowed considerably recently following an EU-Turkey deal to deport migrants from Greek islands.