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Boat carrying migrants capsizes in Croatia, killing at least 1 person
At least one migrant died and several were injured when their boat capsized on the Sava River during dense fog, officials said.
- On Thursday, a boat carrying migrants overturned early on the Sava river in Slavonski Brod, eastern Croatia, killing at least one person and injuring several others, officials said.
- Rescuers told HRT state television the crossing occurred in dense fog, which contributed to the boat capsizing as people fleeing violence or poverty rely on people smugglers.
- Ivan Vuleta, head of the town firefighters, said emergency services received a call around 5:30 a.m. and rushed to the scene in rescue boats; he initially said three people died before officials revised the toll.
- Police said a man from Bosnia is suspected of people smuggling, while migrants' nationalities remain unspecified, complicating identification and response.
- The area sits on the Balkan land route from Turkey or Greece, with migrants entering Croatia from Bosnia or Serbia, placing Slavonski Brod on a common crossing path.
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der Standard DEEight survivors after captors of a boat – Bosnian citizen as suspected tug under police supervision in hospital
·Vienna, Austria
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All those rescued had hypothermia and were taken to a hospital in Slavonski Brod, a town 190 kilometers east of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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Police initially reported one fatality, but the number is unfortunately increasing. The survivors were taken to hospital for treatment due to hypothermia.
A boat carrying migrants capsized on the Sava River near Slavonski Brod, Croatia. Two people died, and eight others were rescued by rescue services. The victims were taken to hospital, including a Bosnian citizen suspected of smuggling.
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