US EditionAt least four die after migrant boat sinks off Greek island of Lesbos
- At least four men died after a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday, according to Greece's coastguard.
- Seven men were rescued from the boat, which was carrying approximately 40 men from Sudan who departed from the Turkish coast.
- Strong winds may have caused the accident and hampered the rescue operation, according to coastguard officials.
- This incident marks the second fatal event involving migrants off Lesbos in October, during which more than 30,000 refugees have crossed to Greece this year, according to UNHCR.
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From the Turkish coast, a ship carrying some 40 Sudanese capsized on Monday 27 October in the Aegean Sea. It is the third shipwreck in Greek waters since the beginning of October.
At Least Four Die, Dozens Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks off Greece's Lesvos
The boat is believed to have been carrying roughly 40 men from Sudan, who set off from the Turkish coast at midnight on Sunday. Credit: AMNA Authorities in Greece have said the bodies of four men were recovered so far following another migrant boat shipwreck off the shore of Lesvos on Monday. Another seven men have been rescued. According to Coast Guard sources, the boat was carrying roughly forty men from Sudan, who set off from the Turkish coa…
Seven other people were rescued, the Greek Coast Guard announced on Monday. This was the third shipwreck in the Aegean Sea since the beginning of October.
Four dead in migrant boat capsize off Greece
ATHENS: Four migrants drowned Monday when their small boat overturned off the Greek island of Lesbos, the Greek coast guard said, with 10 now killed in accidents on the Greek side of the Aegean sea in October. A coast guard spokesperson told AFP seven people were rescued from the latest boat to hit trouble in the Aegean around Lesbos, where there have been strong winds in
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