Number of victims of migrant boat tragedy increases
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
The body of another child was recovered on Wednesday from the sea region northeastern of Farmakonissi increasing the number of the dead migrants to 12.
The new boat tragedy was reported off the coasts of Farmakonissi after midnight when a wooden vessel carrying an unknown number of migrants capsized and sank.
The Coast Guard has rescued 26 persons while according to the migrants 12 more people are missing.
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