Greece: 22 dead, dozens missing, after 2 migrant ships sink
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The vessels went down hundreds of miles apart, in one case prompting a dramatic overnight rescue effort to pull shipwrecked migrants up steep cliffs to safety.
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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.
The vessels went down hundreds of miles apart, in one case prompting a dramatic overnight rescue effort to pull shipwrecked migrants up steep cliffs to safety.
Two boats carrying migrants have sunk in separate incidents in Greek waters. The coast guard said 16 of the bodies were young African women, while one was a young man.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Residents of a Greek island pulled shipwrecked migrants to safety up steep cliffs in dramatic rescues after two boats sank in Greek waters, leaving at least
Bodies are floating amid splintered wreckage in the water off two Greek islands as the death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats in Greek waters has risen to
Bodies are floating amid splintered wreckage in the water off two Greek islands as the death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats in Greek waters has risen to 22, with many still missing.
KYTHIRA, Greece (AP) -- Bodies floated amid splintered wreckage in the water off a Greek island Thursday as the death toll from the sinking of two migrant
At one location, 15 bodies were recovered after a dinghy carrying about 40 people sank. Hundreds of miles away, a sailboat with about 100 migrants also sank.
At least 15 people have died as two boats carrying migrants sank in Greek waters in separate incidents, and rescuers are looking for dozens still missing. Greece's coast guard says
"We could see the boat smashing against the rocks and people climbing up those rocks to try and save themselves," one resident said. "It was an unbelievable sight."
Residents of a Greek island pulled shipwrecked migrants to safety up steep cliffs in dramatic rescues after two boats sank in Greek waters, leaving at least 21 people dead and many still missing.
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