Off the coast of Greece sank two boats with refugees. The death toll has risen to 44. – Gazeta Wyborcza

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refugees on a boat off the coast of the Greek island of Lesbos (GIORGOS Moutafis / REUTERS / REUTERS)

                  
                  
                  

                  
             

             
   
   
   
 
 
 
 

boats sank on the night of Thursday to Friday off the coast of farmakonisi and Kalolimnos islands in the Aegean Sea. Greek harbor police initially reported that killed at least 21 people, including eight children. At the moment, they talk about 44 victims. Many people are still missing.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                          
 

                 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

         

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First, a wooden boat which flows from Turkey smashed against a rock and sank approx. h. 1.30 Polish time on the way to the island farmakonisi. Immediately after the tragedy, coast guard found the bodies of six children and women. According to police, port 48 people managed to safely reach the mainland.

A few hours later off the coast of the small island Kalolimnos another boat capsized. After this case, port police pulled from the water 14 bodies - two children, nine women and three men.

The other 26 people survived the accident. They claimed that on board were dozens of people. At sea, the Aegean is still ongoing rescue operation in which it participates helicopter EU's agency for Frontex border management.

According to recent reports AFP the death toll has risen to 44. It is not known whether this is the ultimate balance of this tragedy.

Despite the winter weather conditions on the Greek island still constantly arriving migrants. They sail from Turkey to Greece on makeshift boats to there to go to the richer EU countries.

According to estimates by the International Organization for. Migration (IOM) from 1 to January 18 of this route killed 77 people.

The IOM reported recently that since the beginning of 2016. on the Greek island reached more than 31 thousand. refugees and migrants - 21 times more than in the same period last year.

         

         

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