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ARCHIVE - Migrants arrive in a rubber dinghy on their way from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis/dpa
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A migrant has died while trying to cross from Turkey to Greece. Four other people are still missing, as the Greek news agency ANA-MPA reported, citing the coast guard. According to the report, 50 refugees reached the coast of the Greek island of Ikaria. According to the coastguard, an extensive rescue operation has been launched.
Coastguard patrol boats, a Greek Air Force helicopter and fishermen from the island are taking part in the search. According to the authorities, there are currently no strong winds in the region around Ikaria. The cause of the accident is still unclear. Several hours after the accident, there was no trace of the missing people, according to local media reports.
According to the UN refugee agency UNHCR, around 42,000 migrants reached the Greek islands of the eastern Aegean and Crete, and thus the EU, by sea last year. The UNHCR recorded 107 deaths in the eastern Mediterranean last year. However, officers of the Greek coast guard assume that the number of unreported cases is significantly higher.
24.01.2026, 15:18
