At least four immigrants have them they are dying and 26 others were rescued this Tuesday after the ship broke down near the Greek island of Kos, off the coast of Türkiye, as reported by the Greek Coast Guard. A team made up of three coast guard vessels and a private vessel is still combing the area for search and rescue, according to the Greek newspaper ‘Kathimerini’.
Also, Greek authorities have rescued 81 others do not move near the city of Kalamatawhich is located in the southwest of the Peloponnese peninsula, and Four people have been arrested for smuggling refugeesit also described the public domain, ERT.
This group of people started their journey on October 9 from the coast of Turkey to Italy, a journey for which they paid about 8,500 dollars (about 7,800 euros) each person to smugglers. They are currently being held in a warehouse at the port of Kalamata until they are sent to the relocation site.
At least 90 people have died on the migration route in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea so far this year, including thirteen children, according to a report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The figure reaches 1,604 deaths considering the Western and Central Mediterranean routes, the latter being the deadliest of the three with more than 1,255 deaths in 2024.
