According to Xinhua News Agency electricity Two immigration ships sank in the Greek waters on the 5th and 6th, with a total of at least 17 people killed and nearly 30 people missing.
A ship carrying about 40 immigrants sank in the waters near the island of Lesvos, Greece on the 6th. Greek Coast Guard spokesman Nicos Kokaras said 17 bodies have been found, including 16 women and 1 boy; 10 women were rescued, and the whereabouts of the remaining more than a dozen people were unknown.
Another immigration ship hit a reef and sank in the waters near Kissirah Island in Greece on the 5th, with more than 90 people on board. According to Reuters , 80 immigrants were rescued, including 18 children; an estimated 15 are still missing.
The weather in the sea where two wrecks occurred has been bad recently, increasing the difficulty of maritime rescue. The Greek Coast Guard said the wind speed in the waters near Kissirah was as high as 102 kilometers per hour.
Greek Minister of Immigration and Asylum Notis Mitarahi wrote on social media on the 6th: "Today, many people have died in Aegean , and people have drowned due to (on) unaerobic ships. EU must take action."
On March 2, 2020, refugees and illegal immigrants entering Greece from Turkey by sea boarded the island of Lesvos in Greece. Xinhua News Agency published
In recent years, refugee waves and smuggling waves have become problems faced by the EU. Greece is one of the main gateways for refugees in the Middle East and Africans and illegal immigrants to enter EU countries. Smuggling ships often sink and cause deaths in nearby waters.
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