They traveled on a boat that the Coast Guard said was “unwilling to accommodate so many people”.
The Greek coast guard launched a search on Wednesday in waters south of the island of Rhodes, Greece, in the Aegean Sea, after the sinking of a boat carrying migrants and refugees and the alleged disappearance of dozens of people. , according to survivors’ testimonies.
Emergency services have found 30 of these migrants alive, while an undetermined number of people are missing. Authorities estimate that some 50 more migrants traveled on this boat, which sank in international waters 58 miles from Rhodes.
Coast Guard spokesman Nikos Kokkalas, quoted by the ERT chain, has said that the vessel, which is 15 meters in length and has a cabin, “was not prepared to accommodate so many people”. Of the survivors, only a few had life jackets.
The rescued are all men and for the most part come from Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq. According to the first information, they had left the Turkish city of Antalya two days ago and were destined for Italy, Kokkalas confirms.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), it is estimated that at least 64 victims in the eastern part of this sea, in the waters linked to countries such as Greece and Cyprus.
Source: La Verdad
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