ATHENS - Eleven people, including five children, drowned during the capsizing of a boat carrying refugees and migrants from Turkey to the Greek island of Farmakonissi, the Greek Coast Guard said Wednesday.
Fifteen people were rescued while two were missing, according to local authorities.
About 750,000 refugees and migrants have reached Greece since the beginning of 2015, with most of them continuing their journey to central and northern Europe, according to figures of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration. More than 200 have drowned in the Aegean and over 90,000 have been rescued.
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 130349 
