Bodies of four migrants pulled out of the sea near Samos and Chios

The bodies of four illegal immigrants, including a child, were recovered off the islands of Samos and Lesvos yesterday, local coast guard officials said. A man and a child died, while seven others were rescued, after a wooden boat carrying would-be migrants from Turkey sank off Samos early yesterday amid gale-force winds. Also yesterday, the bodies of two more migrants were recovered off Lesvos. Officials on Samos, Lesvos and Kos yesterday detained a further 70 illegal immigrants. Coast guard vessels and a helicopter continued to search for one more person still believed missing off Samos.
(25.09.07)   Kathimerini English Edition   ()
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