Pages

Monday, April 20, 2015

At least 3 dead after migrant boat runs aground off Rhodes

Source: mashable.com - Monday, April 20, 2015 A boat carrying migrants has run aground off the Greek island of Rhodes and at least three people have drowned, Reuters reports . See also: EU holds urgent talks after 700 killed in migrant boat sinking A coast guard official said that a search-and-rescue operation has recovered three bodies, that of a man, a woman and a child. However, the number of deaths is thought to be higher. BREAKING: Agency: Caller reports 20 dead on sinking smugglers' boat packed with 300 migrants. — The Associated Press (@AP) April 20, 2015 Around 80 people have been rescued with 23 taken to hospital, according to another Greek coast guard official quoted by Reuters . Read more... More about Rhodes , Us World , and MigrantAll Related


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT mashable.com