The our bodies of eight individuals, together with six youngsters, have been recovered after a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Samos, the coastguard stated.
Around 40 individuals had been rescued by authorities throughout an operation within the Aegean Sea involving planes and ships.
Strong winds difficult rescue efforts.
An official stated a non-governmental group alerted authorities and that there have been believed to be round 50 individuals on board the ship.
Samos lies simply off the coast of Turkey and has lengthy been a daily vacation spot for migrants making an attempt to succeed in European soil.
More than 50,000 migrants have arrived in Greece by sea this 12 months, making it the second most used European migration route, behind solely Italy.
Migrant arrivals had been steadily declining since August 2023, however have elevated once more because the summer season, according to the data by the United Nations refugee company, UNHCR.
According to the company’s knowledge, round 160,000 migrants have arrived in Europe by sea this 12 months, whereas 2,000 individuals have died or are lacking.
About 23% of the arrivals had been youngsters.
