ATHENS: The bodies of two young asylum seekers have been discovered in the sea off Rhodes, near the Turkish coast, the Greek port police said on Tuesday.
The migrants were “a teenager and a younger child,” the police told AFP.
They said the two young males were part of a group of 63 asylum seekers “from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Egypt” who were spotted by police near Ladiko Bay.
The vessel had set off from Turkiye, police said, adding that it was not clear how the migrants had perished.
The police said that they were still searching for other people who might be in difficulty.
Rhodes, the largest of the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, in recent months has seen a rise in asylum seekers trying to reach Europe, namely from countries in Africa and Asia where there is conflict, persecution or poverty.
Drownings are frequent during the perilous crossing between the Turkish coast and the Greek islands.
Two weeks ago, eight people drowned when their boat capsized off Rhodes and a further 26 were rescued by Greek authorities.
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Two young asylum seekers found dead off Greek island Rhodes
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Two young asylum seekers found dead off Greek island Rhodes
- The migrants were “a teenager and a younger child,” the police said
- The two young males were part of a group of 63 asylum seekers “from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Egypt“
Ukraine’s Odesa suffers major blackouts after Russian attack
KYIV: Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa and the surrounding region suffered major blackouts on Saturday after a large overnight Russian attack on the power grid across the country.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had attacked Ukraine with over 450 drones and 30 missiles.
“The brunt of the attack was on our energy system, on the south and Odesa region,” he wrote on Telegram, adding that thousands of families in seven regions across Ukraine were left without power.
Moscow has regularly bombarded Ukraine’s energy system since its 2022 invasion, causing hours of daily blackouts countrywide.
Ukraine’s power grid operator said a “significant number” of households were without power in the southern regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv, and that the Ukrainian-controlled part of the frontline Kherson region was totally without power.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had attacked Ukraine with over 450 drones and 30 missiles.
“The brunt of the attack was on our energy system, on the south and Odesa region,” he wrote on Telegram, adding that thousands of families in seven regions across Ukraine were left without power.
Moscow has regularly bombarded Ukraine’s energy system since its 2022 invasion, causing hours of daily blackouts countrywide.
Ukraine’s power grid operator said a “significant number” of households were without power in the southern regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv, and that the Ukrainian-controlled part of the frontline Kherson region was totally without power.
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