Nine
refugees including four children lost their lives and several people
went missing on Tuesday in the latest boat tragedy that occurred in
the Aegean Sea, the Greek Coast Guard said. The dinghy travelling
from Turkey to Greece overturned off the coast of Greece's Kos
Island.
Seven
refugees were rescued, while an operation was underway to locate and
rescue at least three to five missing people. The survivors said that
there were about 20 refugees on board.
According
to Amnesty International estimates, 512 people had perished in the
Aegean till Nov. 10 this year while 3,500 refugees had crossed the
Mediterranean Sea. More than 620,000 refugees, mostly from war-torn
Syria, have so far reportedly reached Greece's shores seeking safety
in Europe.
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