at least 18 dead in the sinking of a migrant boat

The bodies are floating among the debris on the surface of the sea. At least 18 people, the majority of them women, lost their lives in the sinking of two migrant boats on Thursday, October 6. The tragedy took place near the island of Kythera in Greece, where rescuers used a winch and ropes to hoist dozens of trapped survivors at the foot of the cliff.

Like Martha, the residents who participated in the rescue are in shock. “We heard people crying and calling for help. The sea here is very rough, it’s a very dangerous path. I don’t know who chooses these roads and puts all these people in danger“, she laments. From Prague, where he is taking part in the summit of the European political community, the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, regretted this tragedy. “It really is time to cooperate in a much more substantial way in order to avoid such incidents in the future. We must completely eradicate the smugglers who prey on innocent people, desperate people“, he said in particular.