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Greek authorities rescue 23 people near Lesbos and warn pressure on migration routes is rising
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 23 migrants were rescued from a dinghy near the island of Lesbos in the eastern Aegean Sea on Tuesday. Rescue teams also recovered two more bodies after a boat carrying migrants sank off of Gavdos over the weekend, bringing the death toll to seven. ...
5 migrants dead, several missing and dozens rescued in 4 separate coast guard operations off Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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 Saturday. The four operations began late Friday and one was still under way,...
One person dies and 2 are missing after a boat with 100 migrants sinks near Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — At least one man has died and two were missing after a wooden boat carrying 100 migrants sank south of the small southern Greek island of Gavdos on Wednesday, Greece’s coast guard said. A total of 97 people were rescued by a passing cargo ship and were being...
More than 230 migrants reach Greece in small boats, half via the long route from Libya
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 230 migrants reached Greece in small boats over the past two days, including a rare case of a crossing from north Africa to Greece's southern mainland, authorities said Friday. The arrivals come as Greece's government braces for a potential increase...
More than 230 migrants reached the Greek island of Crete from North Africa over the weekend
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 230 migrants crossing the Mediterranean in small boats from North Africa reached Greece's southern island of Crete over the weekend, Greek authorities said Monday. The arrivals, in six separate crossings, far outnumbered the few dozen migrants who...
