Another tragedy in the Mediterranean sea grave: 11 dead refugees near Farmakonisi, 5 children among them
Eleven dead,
including five children, is the latest toll in the ongoing inflow of
refugees on Greek islands near the Turkish coasts.
A Frontex
boat received a call on Tuesday night about dozens of people in the
water northeast of Farmakonisi island. A coast guard rescue boat and
a Greek Navy gunboat rushed to the spot and rescued 26 people (17
men, 5 women and 4 children).
The rescue
team pulled out of the water five children, four men and two women
dead, while the survivors said that there are 13 people missing. They
said there were 50 passengers on the wooden boat that capsized,
despite the fact that the weather conditions were good.
A rescue
mission is taking place in the area to locate the missing person.
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