9 migrants recused, no less than 50 lacking after boat sinks off Greek island

Nine migrants had been recused, whereas round 50 had been reported to be lacking after a ship sank off a Greek island.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 1, 2022 15:08 IST

Nine migrants had been recused after a ship sank off a Greek island. (Photo: File/AFP)

By India Today Web Desk: Greece safely rescued 9 migrants who went lacking after their boat sank off the island of Evia on Tuesday morning. However, a search operation was underway as dozens of others had been suspected to be lacking, in line with the coast guard.

“Nine people have been rescued from the boat, which sank off the southern tip of Evia,” Reuters quoted Greek coast guard spokesman Nikos Kokkalas as saying.

“There were reportedly at least 68 migrants on the boat,” Kokkalas added.

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A coast guard vessel, a helicopter and two boats are concerned within the rescue operation in opposition to the seething wind, the coast guard said in an announcement.

Greece was on the entrance line of a European migration disaster in 2015 and 2016, when about one million refugees fleeing battle and poverty in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan arrived within the nation, primarily by way of Turkey, reported Reuters.

However, Greek authorities mentioned they’d lately witnessed a rise in tried entries by means of the nation’s islands and Turkish land border.

(With enter from Reuters)

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Edited By:

Manisha Pandey

Published On:

Nov 1, 2022