The bodies of 15 women, probably from Africa, were rescued east of the island of Lesbos, neighboring the Turkish coast in the Aegean Sea, after their boat sank.
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At least 15 people died and around 30 others missing in Greece in the sinking of two migrant boats, driven by strong winds, the Greek coast guard announced on Thursday (October 6th).
The bodies of 15 women, believed to be from Africa, were recovered east of the island of Lesvos, neighboring the Turkish coast in the Aegean Sea, after their boat sank, a spokesman for the guards said. -ribs, Nikos Kokkalas, on the public television channel ERT.
Nine other women were rescued but 14 other people are missing, he added, adding that around 40 people were on board the boat at the time of the tragedy. “The women were completely panicked”he described.
A few hours earlier, the authorities had reported missing after the sinking of another boat, a sailboat carrying some 95 people, this time off the island of Cithere, near the Peloponnese peninsula.
Some of the survivors were able to swim to shore, and a combined operation involving ships at sea and fire and police services ashore resulted in the recovery of 80 people.
The sailboat sank near the port of Diakofti. He was “completely destroyed”, according to Nikos Kokkolas. No details were provided as to the nationality of the castaways.