Greek Minister of Maritime Affairs Giannis Plakiotakis accused neighboring Turkey, which allows smugglers to act with impunity . Three coast guard patrol boats, private boats and a coast guard plane continued their search on Saturday, authorities said, assisted by divers. Thursday’s sinking had already occurred the day after the capsizing of an inflatable boat carrying migrants off the island of Folegandros, also in southern Greece, which left at least three dead. And on Friday, the coast guard intercepted another boat with 92 men and boys on board, which had run aground on the coast of the Peloponnese peninsula. the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR estimates that more than 2,500 people died or disappeared at sea trying to reach Europe between January and November.

Source: Ethiopian News December 26, 2021 01:49 UTC