3rd sailboat carrying migrants reaches southern Greek island

Greece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching southern island

Sat, 2022-08-20 00:02 ATHENS: Greek authorities on Friday raised to 71 the number of migrants aboard a sailboat that reached the southern island of Kythera a day earlier, the third crammed vessel to do so in two days. The boat, a sailing catamaran, was located in the early hours of Thursday off Kythera’s western coastline. The coast guard said seven women and 12 minors were among the 71 people aboard. Nine were from Iran and the rest from Ir…

Greece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching southern island

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities on Friday raised to 71 the number of migrants aboard a sailboat that reached the southern island of Kythera a day earlier, the third crammed vessel to do so in two days.The boat, a sailing catamaran, was located in the early hours of Thursday off Kythera’s western coastline. The coast guard said seven women and 12 minors were among the 71 people aboard. Nine were from Iran and the rest from Iraq. On Thursd…

Greece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching southern island

Greek authorities have raised to 71 the number of migrants who had been aboard a sailboat that reached the southern island of Kythera

Greece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching southern island

Greek authorities have raised to 71 the number of migrants who had been aboard a sailboat that reached the southern island of Kythera

Greece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching southern island

Greek authorities on Friday raised to 71 the number of migrants aboard a sailboat that reached the southern island of Kythera a day earlier, the third crammed vessel to do so in two days.The boat, a sailing catamaran, was located in the early hours of Thursday off Kythera's western coastline. The coast guard said seven women and 12 minors were among the 71 people aboard. Nine were from Iran and the rest from Iraq. On Thursday, the coast guard ha…

Greece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching southern island

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have raised to 71 the number of migrants who had been aboard a sailboat that reached the southern island of Kythera. That boat was the third crammed vessel to reach Kythera over two days, bringing a total 241 people to the island. Authorities raised the number on Friday. Located off the southern tip of the Peloponnese, Kythera isn’t a target destination for thousands of people fleeing conflict and poverty …