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Woman and 2 kids killed as boat sinks
Deaths continue during refugee summit

A WOMAN and two children aged seven and two drowned yesterday after their boat smashed into rocks off the Greek island of Lesbos.

The latest deaths came as the leaders of central and eastern European nations met in Brussels to discuss how to manage the refugee crisis, in which 680,000 desperate fugitives have crossed into Europe by sea so far this year.

The largest numbers are fleeing the Western-fuelled conflicts in Syria and Afghanistan.

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