The sinking of a boat carrying refugees with 2 victims on the coast of Greece

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Suddeutsche Zeitung” newspaper, in the cold winter weather on Wednesday night, a rubber boat with 36 migrants overturned on the rocky shore of the Greek island of Lesbos. According to Anna news agency, citing the Greek Coast Guard, at least two people died as a result of the overturning of this boat, and the search for another person continues.

However. , because of the constant storms, the search to find this refugee is difficult. Survivors said the gale force winds literally and violently tossed the boat onto the rocks. According to the port authority, a man and a woman between the ages of 25 and 30 only managed to save their lives. Eight migrants were collected from the water and taken to the reception center on the island. One person was injured and taken to the hospital and it is said that another 24 migrants fled from the police when they came ashore. They pass from the western coast of Turkey to Greece or enter the European Union through the Turkey-Greece border. In 2023, it has more than doubled compared to the previous year and reached about 48,600 migrants. Even in high waves and strong winds, refugees dare to make a dangerous journey on this route with unsuitable boats.

Greece, like other European countries, has very strict policies. To deal with the influx of refugees, he has put on the agenda that these policies will cost the lives of many refugees.