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17 dead, dozens missing in Greece migrant sinkings
Near the island of Lesbos and the Peleponnese peninsula
06 October, 12:15
(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, OCT 6 - At least 17 people died and
nearly 30 were still missing after high winds sank two migrant
vessels in Greece, the coastguard said Thursday, with some
survivors dramatically hoisted to safety by crane. A dinghy
believed to be carrying around 40 people sank east of the island
of Lesbos in high winds, coastguard spokesman Nikos Kokkalas
told state TV ERT, adding that the people are of apparent
African origin. The bodies of 16 women and a young boy have been
recovered from the area so far, the coastguard said. A few hours
earlier, the coastguard was alerted to a sailboat in distress
near the island of Kythira, south of the Peloponnese peninsula.
The sailboat believed to be carrying around 95 people ran aground and sank near the island port of Diakofti. (ANSA-AFP).
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The sailboat believed to be carrying around 95 people ran aground and sank near the island port of Diakofti. (ANSA-AFP).
