* Four boats carrying 114 refugees arrive at RAF Akrotiri * The group of Syrians included 28 children * Cyprus coastguard: refugees abandoned by Turkish smugglers * EU calls for another summit on the migration crisis 2.31pm BST A search and rescue operation now underway off the Aegean island of Samos after a boat believed to be carrying 31 refugees sank earlier today, writes HELENA SMITH. The Greek coastguard, which has dispatched two ships to the scene, says 16 people were rescued when the boat capsized in rough waters near the island. Officials with the European border agency, Frontex, and a Greek military naval ship have also joined the search north east of the island for the 15 others who still are missing. 2.28pm BST AP has video of that fire at a migrant camp in the Slovenian village of Brezice near the border with Croatia. The camp’s residents were evacuated by police, who say the blaze started when people set fire to blankets in protest at being kept at the camp for more than 24 hours rather than being allowed to continue their journeys to western Europe. Continue reading...
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