At least five passengers, including four children, died after their migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Lesbos near Turkey. The Greek coast guard was able to rescue 18 people.
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Greece's minister for merchant marine, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, said the coast guard carried out the rescue inside Turkish waters. Coast guard spokesperson Nikos Alexiou said thedid not conduct a rescue operation, so a Greek patrol boat recovered the passengers. "We express our deepest sadness" for the five deaths, Marinakis said at a regular briefing. He praised the coast guard for"superhuman efforts" to rescue lives at sea."It is imperative that the dismal smuggling networks that exploit vulnerable people are struck at their roots," he said.
For decades, Greece has been a preferred entry point into the European Union for people fleeing conflict or poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia and hoping for a better life in Europe.More than 15,600 people have reached Greece by land and sea so far this year, according to the latest United Nations figures. Nearly 12,000 of them arrived by sea with 5,000 reaching Lesbos alone.
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