At least 12 irregular migrants have drowned following a boat crash in the Aegean Sea near the Greek island of Lesbos.
Sea-news.az reports that was reported by Agence France-Presse, citing the Hellenic Coast Guard.
According to reports, minors are among the casualties.
According to the newspaper Kathimerini, the number of irregular migrants arriving on the islands of Gavdos and Crete has sharply increased in recent days. Between September 11 and 14, a total of 744 people were rescued at sea. The Hellenic Coast Guard noted that during the first two weeks of September, a total of 1,610 people arrived on these islands.
Yorgos Sfakianakis, head of the coast guard officers’ union in eastern Crete, stated that 322 incidents have been recorded in the area since the beginning of the year. During these incidents, a total of 14,929 migrants either reached the shore or were rescued at sea.
