Greek coast guard finds two bodies, 39 other migrants, on tiny island
- The Greek coast guard found the bodies of two women and 39 other migrants on Farmakonisi island, and an investigation is underway to determine the events leading to the incident.
- The coast guard sought other survivors following reports of migrants who arrived earlier from the nearby Turkish coast, 9.7 kilometers away.
- Greece has rescued over 250,000 migrants since 2015 amid Europe's migration crisis, with thousands reported to have died at sea according to the U.N. Refugee agency.
- The U.N. Refugee agency reported that more than 54,000 people used the eastern Mediterranean route to reach Greece last year.
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2 dead after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea: Greece's coast guard
ATHENS, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Greece's coast guard said on Monday that it had recovered the bodies of two women and found 39 migrants on the island of Farmakonisi, following the sinking of a boat in the Aegean Sea. Read full story


2 bodies, 39 survivors found on Greek island after a suspected migrant boat sinking
Greek authorities say they have found 39 survivors and the bodies of two women on a small, remote island after a suspected migrant boat sinking.

Greek coast guard finds two bodies, 39 other migrants, on tiny island
ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek coast guard said it had found the bodies of two women and 39 other migrants on the tiny island of Farmakonisi in the Aegean Sea on Monday, and that an investigation was underway to determine…
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