Greece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching southern island
2 years, 4 months ago

Greece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching southern island

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy 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 coast guard said five people were arrested on suspicion of migrant smuggling - three Turkish nationals who had been on board the first vessel, and two Russian nationals on the second. But with Greek authorities increasing patrols in the area and facing persistent reports of push-backs - summary and illegal deportations of new arrivals back to Turkey without allowing them to apply for asylum - more people are attempting a much longer and more dangerous route directly to Italy. On Friday, Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi said on Greece’s Skai radio that migration flows into Greece were at their lowest in a decade last year, with 8,500 people arriving in the country in 2021.

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Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
3 days, 16 hours ago

Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard said Saturday it was searching for survivors or victims of a speedboat capsizing a day earlier involving migrants off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes. A total of 18 migrants — 12 men, three women and three minors — all Afghan nationals, were rescued, the coast guard said Saturday. Seven migrants were killed and …

8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes
5 days, 3 hours ago

8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greeece — A speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving eight dead, Greek authorities said. The coast guard said the incident occurred while the speedboat was carrying out “dangerous maneuvers” to try and evade a patrol vessel, causing migrants to fall into the sea. AP AUDIO: 8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat …

At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast
5 days, 13 hours ago

At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say at least eight people died after the driver lost control of the boat as he attempted to flee. At least eight refugees and migrants have drowned off the coast of Greece after the coastguard chased a boat they were on in the Aegean Sea. The speedboat capsized near the island of Rhodes as it attempted to flee a …

At least five dead after migrant boat capsizes near Greece
1 week, 3 days ago

At least five dead after migrant boat capsizes near Greece

The Independent  

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5 migrants dead, several missing and dozens rescued in four separate coast guard operations off Greece
1 week, 3 days ago

5 migrants dead, several missing and dozens rescued in four separate coast guard operations off Greece

The Hindu  

At least five migrants died, an unknown number were missing and more that 200 others rescued in Greece in multiple operations south of the island of Crete, the coast guard said on Saturday. In the ongoing operation, 39 people were rescued and taken to Crete, the coast guard said. A total of nine vessels, including coast guard ships, an Italian …

Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing
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1 week, 3 days ago

Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing

Hindustan Times  

ATHENS -At least five migrants drowned after their wooden boat capsized off Greece's southern island of Gavdos, the coastguard said on Saturday, and witnesses said many were still missing as search operations continued. Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing So far 39 men - most of them from Pakistan - have been rescued by …

5 migrants die, 40 go missing as boat capsizes off Greece coast
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1 week, 3 days ago

5 migrants die, 40 go missing as boat capsizes off Greece coast

Firstpost  

A huge rescue operation involving vessels and aircraft was under way in the sea south of the island of Gavdos, south of Crete, after the boat capsized shortly after midnight, the coastguard said Five migrants died early Saturday when a migrant boat sank off Crete, Greece’s coastguard said, leaving 40 people reportedly missing while 39 survivors were rescued. The boat …

UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece
3 weeks, 4 days ago

UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern at a rise in deaths of migrants trying to reach Greece by sea in small boats from Turkey, following two fatal shipwrecks this week. The UNHCR representative in Greece, Maria Clara Martin, said the migrant deaths “highlight the urgent need for long-term responses and safer and credible alternatives” for …

A migrant boat sinks near the Greek island of Samos, killing 6 children and 2 adults
1 month ago

A migrant boat sinks near the Greek island of Samos, killing 6 children and 2 adults

Associated Press  

SAMOS, Greece — Eight people, including six children, died when a small boat carrying an unspecified number of migrants sank off the coast of the Greek island of Samos, officials said Monday. In a separate incident on a different island, an elderly man died as a group of 27 migrants made landfall in a small boat, the coast guard said. …

At least eight migrants drown in shipwreck off Greek island of Samos
1 month ago

At least eight migrants drown in shipwreck off Greek island of Samos

Al Jazeera  

Six children died in the disaster, while the police found 36 survivors alive on Samos and three people were rescued. Greece’s coast guard has found the bodies of eight migrants, including six children, who drowned off the island of Samos, authorities said, in the second migrant shipwreck in the Aegean Sea this month. Greek police found a further 36 people …

Bodies of migrants found off Greek island after smuggler ‘pushed them overboard’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bodies of migrants found off Greek island after smuggler ‘pushed them overboard’

The Independent  

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4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have recovered the bodies of four people from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes, while another 25 people have been found alive on land after a migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard while transferring them from Turkey to Greece, the coast guard said Wednesday. Survivors told authorities …

2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece
2 months, 1 week ago

2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescuers searched the Mediterranean Sea …

Two Missing from Migrant Boat Sinking off Greece's Southernmost Island
2 months, 1 week ago

Two Missing from Migrant Boat Sinking off Greece's Southernmost Island

Associated Press  

Two people are missing after a boat carrying 100 migrants sank south of Greece. One body has been recovered, while 97 survivors were rescued by a Turkish-flagged cargo ship. Greek authorities have arrested two survivors, men aged 26 and 24, as suspected smugglers. The Coast Guard is continuing the search and rescue operation off southern Greece.

Smugglers throwing migrants off speedboats in Aegean Sea to avoid arrest, says Greek coast guard
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Smugglers throwing migrants off speedboats in Aegean Sea to avoid arrest, says Greek coast guard

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Smugglers ferrying migrants from Turkey to Greece’s eastern islands have in two cases adopted the new and dangerous tactic of knocking some passengers off their speedboats into the sea to avoid capture by pursuing coast guards, Greek authorities say. The Greek coast guard said Tuesday that in one case over the weekend a Palestinian and an Afghan …

Greek authorities rescued 147 migrants trying to reach the country in small boats
4 months ago

Greek authorities rescued 147 migrants trying to reach the country in small boats

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities rescued nearly 150 migrants trying to reach the country by sea in small boats over a 24-hour period, officials said Wednesday, including one that had 115 people crammed into it. A coast guard statement said the vessel was located in distress Tuesday off the eastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos that’s close to the Turkish …

Greek authorities detain migrants on Crete as smugglers seek new routes
4 months ago

Greek authorities detain migrants on Crete as smugglers seek new routes

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Authorities on the southern Greek island of Crete detained 76 migrants early Tuesday after they arrived on three boats, as smugglers seek new routes in the region to evade coast guard patrols. The migrants from Syria, Egypt, Sudan and Bangladesh included six children and arrived before dawn on the tiny island of Gavdos, near Crete’s southern coast, …

Cruise ship rescues 77 migrants in sailing boat found southwest of Greece
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Cruise ship rescues 77 migrants in sailing boat found southwest of Greece

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — A cruise ship rescued 77 migrants found overnight in a sailboat in distress far off the southwestern coast of Greece and was transporting them to the nearest major port, Greek authorities said Tuesday. A passing Maltese-flagged cargo ship found the boat 112 nautical miles southwest of the town of Pylos in the early hours of Tuesday, the …

A predawn operation has rescued 77 migrants from a crippled yacht off Greece’s Aegean Sea islands
6 months ago

A predawn operation has rescued 77 migrants from a crippled yacht off Greece’s Aegean Sea islands

Associated Press  

A group of 77 migrants were rescued off a crippled sailing yacht after a large overnight operation in the southern Aegean Sea, Greek authorities said Monday. Nobody was reported missing or injured following the rescue between the islands of Amorgos and Astypalaia, Greece’s coast guard said. Three coast guard vessels, four merchant ships in the area and two smaller private …

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants
6 months ago

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants

China Daily  

A migrant saved from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday is assisted in Roccella Ionica, southern Italy. VALERIA FERRARO/AP The main opposition party in Greece has called for an inquiry after allegations made by the BBC that the actions of the country's coast guard service has led to the deaths of dozens of migrants over the past three years, with nine …

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants
6 months ago

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-19 09:19 A migrant saved from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday is assisted in Roccella Ionica, southern Italy. VALERIA FERRARO/AP The main opposition party in Greece has called for an inquiry after allegations made by the BBC that the actions of the country's coast guard service has led to …

Dozens more migrants reach a Greek island south of Crete as smugglers seek new routes
9 months, 1 week ago

Dozens more migrants reach a Greek island south of Crete as smugglers seek new routes

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — A boat carrying 91 migrants has reached a small island south of Crete that is seeing a spike in the arrival of people attempting the long and dangerous crossing from Africa, Greek authorities said Wednesday. In several cases, the Greek coast guard said they had crossed the Mediterranean Sea from the eastern Libyan port of Tobruk, having …

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece
1 year, 3 months ago

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece

News 18  

Five people including an 11-month girl died Monday and 54 people were rescued when two migrant boats sank off Greece, officials said. Four migrants died, including an eight-year-old boy and three girls, aged 11 months, eight years and 14 years, Marinakis said. Public broadcaster ERT said 1,100 people had arrived in Greece in August against 789 in July and 608 …

On a tiny Greek island, 14 migrants and body of man found after their dinghy sank
1 year, 3 months ago

On a tiny Greek island, 14 migrants and body of man found after their dinghy sank

LA Times  

Migrants in a dinghy head toward the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey in February 2020. Greece’s coast guard found a group of 14 migrants and the body of a man on the shore of a tiny island in the eastern Aegean Sea on Tuesday morning, authorities said. The five men, six women and three …

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey

The Independent  

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Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — More than 450 migrants reached Greece’s Aegean Sea islands in boats from Turkey in less than two days, Greek authorities said Thursday, including 51 people who made landfall on the high-end resort of Mykonos. In the Mykonos incident, a Greek coast guard statement said a motor yacht that had landed 42 men, eight women and a child …

About 150 migrants rescued from two sailboats off western Greece and in the Aegean Sea
1 year, 3 months ago

About 150 migrants rescued from two sailboats off western Greece and in the Aegean Sea

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — About 150 migrants were rescued from overloaded sailboats provided by smugglers in two separate incidents Wednesday far off a western Greek island and off a Cycladic island near the Greek capital, the coast guard said. In the first case, a group of 76 people was rescued from a yacht in distress 64 nautical miles southwest of the …

Greek authorities report hundreds of migrant arrivals on islands over the past three days
1 year, 4 months ago

Greek authorities report hundreds of migrant arrivals on islands over the past three days

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — More than 300 migrants have arrived on Greek islands, most near the Turkish coast, over the past three days in separate incidents reported by the coast guard. On Thursday, the coast guard said authorities had found 107 people the previous day on the islands of Samos, Mykonos and the tiny island of Ro, which lies in the …

Greece’s coast guard rescues 52 people from migrant sailboat anchored off remote uninhabited island
1 year, 4 months ago

Greece’s coast guard rescues 52 people from migrant sailboat anchored off remote uninhabited island

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard on Tuesday rescued 52 people crammed onto a sailing boat anchored off an uninhabited island far from the country’s mainland, authorities said. Separately Tuesday, 19 people were rescued from a dinghy that had lost steering northeast of the eastern Aegean island of Samos. Another 18 in a different dinghy were picked up later in …

Greek authorities meet on migration as arrivals by land and sea are increasing
1 year, 4 months ago

Greek authorities meet on migration as arrivals by land and sea are increasing

Associated Press  

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Greece’s government met on Friday to try to improve coordination on migration as a group of 102 migrants crossed by land from Turkey and other parts of the Mediterranean country saw a spike in arrivals by sea. In the northeastern Evros region, police said the 102 migrants — 55 Syrians, 46 Iraqis and a Lebanese woman — …

Greek authorities charge 2 migrants for destroying dinghy carrying 40 as rescue boat approached
1 year, 4 months ago

Greek authorities charge 2 migrants for destroying dinghy carrying 40 as rescue boat approached

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities rescued 40 migrants from a sinking dinghy in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday and charged two of them with causing a shipwreck and endangering lives for allegedly scuttling the flimsy vessel as a coast guard boat approached. A coast guard statement said all 40 people were in good health after being picked up from the …

2 men arrested in Greece for allegedly smuggling migrants across Aegean Sea to wildfire-hit island
1 year, 4 months ago

2 men arrested in Greece for allegedly smuggling migrants across Aegean Sea to wildfire-hit island

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have arrested two people for allegedly smuggling 35 migrants across the Aegean Sea, using an unusual itinerary that brought them to a wildfire-afflicted island close to the mainland. The coast guard said the two men were stopped off the island of Evia late Tuesday on a 15-meter speedboat heading east in the direction of Turkey, …

Greece arrests nine survivors from capsized refugee ship
1 year, 6 months ago

Greece arrests nine survivors from capsized refugee ship

Al Jazeera  

Egyptian nationals have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to the smuggling ring that arranged the deadly voyage. The Greek coastguard says nine survivors from the refugee ship that sank off the country’s coast have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to the smuggling ring that arranged the voyage. The arrests were “the result of two days of interviews with …

Greece: At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off; several missing | DETAILS
1 year, 6 months ago

Greece: At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off; several missing | DETAILS

India TV News  

Greece migrant vessel sinks off : A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year. “It looks as if there was a shift among the …

At least 78 dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Greece

Al Jazeera  

A fishing boat crammed with migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe capsized and sank off the coast of Greece on Wednesday. It remains unclear how many people were missing, but some initial reports suggested hundreds may have been on board when the boat went down far from shore. Authorities said 104 people were rescued after the sinking in international …

A look at migration trends behind the latest shipwreck off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

A look at migration trends behind the latest shipwreck off Greece

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Wednesday's deadly shipwreck off southern …

A look at migration trends behind the latest shipwreck off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

A look at migration trends behind the latest shipwreck off Greece

Associated Press  

ROME — Wednesday’s deadly shipwreck off southern Greece, involving a large boat carrying migrants that capsized after apparently rebuffing offers of help, is just the latest case of smugglers packing vessels full of desperate people willing to risk their lives to reach continental Europe. Greek coast guard, navy and merchant vessels and aircraft launched a vast search and rescue operation …

At least 78 killed, dozens feared dead after fishing vessel sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 killed, dozens feared dead after fishing vessel sinks off Greece

Hindustan Times  

At least 78 people have died and dozens are feared missing off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday. Six coast guard vessels, a navy frigate, a military transport plane, an air force helicopter, several private vessels and a drone from the European Union border protection agency, Frontex, were taking …

At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing

Associated Press  

KALAMATA, Greece — A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year. “It looks as if there was a shift among the people who were …

78 dead after boat with refugees and migrants sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

78 dead after boat with refugees and migrants sinks off Greece

Al Jazeera  

The accident occurred in international waters in the Ionian Sea and prompted an extensive rescue operation complicated by strong winds. “It’s one of the biggest operations ever in the Mediterranean,” Greek coastguard spokesman Nikos Alexiou told state ERT TV. Ioannis Zafiropoulos, deputy mayor of the southern port city of Kalamata, where survivors were taken, said his information indicated there were …

At least 78 migrants dead, dozens feared missing after vessel capsizes off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 migrants dead, dozens feared missing after vessel capsizes off Greece

LA Times  

Survivors of a migrant shipwreck gather Wednesday in a warehouse at the port in Kalamata, Greece, about 150 miles southwest of Athens. A fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank off the coast of Greece on Wednesday night, authorities said, leaving at least 78 people dead and many dozens missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this …

Greece: 90 migrants rescued from US-flagged yacht in distress
1 year, 6 months ago

Greece: 90 migrants rescued from US-flagged yacht in distress

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in southern Greece said Monday that 90 migrants, including 37 children, have been rescued from a U.S.-flagged yacht believed to be sailing from Turkey to Italy. The rescue took place on Sunday after a passenger made a distress call off the Greek island of Kythira, about 250 kilometers southwest of Athens. Smugglers in recent years have …

More than 1,400 migrants are rescued from overcrowded boats off southern Italy by coast guard
1 year, 6 months ago

More than 1,400 migrants are rescued from overcrowded boats off southern Italy by coast guard

Associated Press  

ROME — More than 1,400 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded vessels, including a sailboat, in four separate operations in the Mediterranean Sea off southern Italy, the Italian coast guard said Wednesday. There were 47 migrants, including two children in immediate need of medical care, aboard the sailboat in distress off the region of Calabria, in the “toe” of the …

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing
1 year, 8 months ago

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing

Associated Press  

ROME — With the return of calm seas, migrant smugglers launched dozens of boats from Tunisia during the weekend and some 1,200 people ended up on a tiny Italian island while several were reported missing at sea, the Italian Coast Guard said Monday. In one shipwreck some 20 nautical miles off Lampedusa island coast guard and border police vessels said …

Italian coastguards bring 1,300 migrants ashore in three separate rescue missions
1 year, 9 months ago

Italian coastguards bring 1,300 migrants ashore in three separate rescue missions

The Telegraph  

More than 1,300 migrants were brought ashore in Italy on Saturday after three separate rescue operations in the Mediterranean, two weeks after at least 74 people died when their boat hit rocks near the coast. Growing numbers of migrant arrivals have piled pressure on Italy’s conservative government, which took office last October promising to reduce the flow only to see …

Greece: Migrant shipwreck death toll rises to 28
2 years, 1 month ago

Greece: Migrant shipwreck death toll rises to 28

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say they have found the body of another victim from last week’s shipwreck of an overloaded migrant smuggling boat in the western Aegean Sea, bringing the confirmed death toll to 28. The coast guard said Thursday the body of a man was found on a beach on the southern coast of the island of Evia, …

Death toll rises to 23 from migrant sailboat wreck in Greece
2 years, 1 month ago

Death toll rises to 23 from migrant sailboat wreck in Greece

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The body of one more migrant has been found in the western Aegean Sea near where an overloaded sailboat smuggling dozens of people to Europe sank in rough seas this week, Greek authorities said Friday, raising the total death toll to 23. A coast guard statement said the number of survivors so far remains at 12, which …

At least 15 dead as 2 migrant boats sink in Greek waters
2 years, 2 months ago

At least 15 dead as 2 migrant boats sink in Greek waters

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — At least 15 people have died after two boats carrying migrants sank in Greek waters, and rescuers were looking for dozens still missing, authorities said early Thursday. The coast guard said 15 bodies had been recovered near the eastern island of Lesbos after a dinghy carrying about 40 people sank. A second rescue effort was launched several …

At Least 15 Migrants Dead in Shipwreck off Greek Island Lesbos
2 years, 2 months ago

At Least 15 Migrants Dead in Shipwreck off Greek Island Lesbos

News 18  

At least 15 people died when their vessel sank off the Greek island of Lesbos in the central Aegean Sea early on Thursday, in the second maritime disaster involving migrants since Wednesday, the country’s coastguard said. The sunken boat was carrying about 40 people, the coastguard said, citing five people that have been rescued so far. A Greek coastguard vessel …

22 dead, dozens missing after two migrant ships sink off Greece
2 years, 2 months ago

22 dead, dozens missing after two migrant ships sink off Greece

LA Times  

Authorities and local residents rescue a migrant on the Greek island of Kythira after a sailboat carrying up to 100 people sank in high winds. Bodies floated amid splintered wreckage in wind-tossed waters off a Greek island Thursday as the death toll from the separate sinkings of two migrant smuggling boats rose to 22, with about a dozen still missing. …

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