4 dead after refugee boat sinks off Greek island

STORY: 4 dead after refugee boat sinks off Greek island DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:23 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue of refugees and migrants in a boat in the Aegean Sea STORYLINE: Three children and a woman died after a boat carrying yet unknown number of refugees and migrants sank off the island of Leros in the Aegean Sea, Greek national news agency AMNA reported on Sunday. The body of the woman was collected in the sea, the Hellenic Coast Guard said in a statement on Sunday. The three children had been transferred to a local hospital where they died, AMNA reported, citing the local Port Authority. A total of 39 people were rescued, according to the latest count, and many were of African descent, according to AMNA. Survivors told authorities there were about 40 people, among them minors and a person with disabilities, on board the dinghy that had set sail from the Turkish coast, a Hellenic Coast Guard statement said. A search and rescue operat

Registration center on Greek island empty as refugee arrivals drop

Registration center on Greek island empty as refugee arrivals drop

A portside refugee registration center set up on Leros, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, is empty on Nov. 23, 2015, as the number of refugee and migrant arrivals has dropped drastically. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Refugees find shelter in tents on Greek island of Leros

Refugees find shelter in tents on Greek island of Leros

Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2015, shows tents set up for refugees and migrants near the port authority office on Leros, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Photo of Paris attack suspect released

Photo of Paris attack suspect released

Photo released by the Greek government shows Ahmad Almohammad, one of the dead suspects in the Paris terrorist attacks that took place on Nov. 13, 2015. The 25-year-old had a Syrian passport and reached the Greek island of Leros on Oct. 3 from Turkey on a boat carrying about 200 refugees, according to Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Photo of Paris attack suspect released

Photo of Paris attack suspect released

Photo released by the Greek government shows Ahmad Almohammad, one of the dead suspects in the Paris terrorist attacks that took place on Nov. 13, 2015. The 25-year-old had a Syrian passport and reached the Greek island of Leros on Oct. 3 from Turkey on a boat carrying about 200 refugees, according to Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Greek isle where refugees, others pass through

Greek isle where refugees, others pass through

Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2015, shows scenery on Leros, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea where refugees aiming to reach Western Europe and travelers disguised as refugees pass through. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo