ATHENS: Eighteen migrants drowned when their boat overturned 40km south of the tiny southern Greek island of Chrysi, a coast guard official said on Saturday, while two were rescued from the sea.
The boat was initially detected by a Turkish cargo ship, which contacted the Greek authorities.
The survivors were taken to the island of Crete, the official added.
Greece was on the front line of a 2015-16 migration crisis when more than a million people from the Middle East and Africa crossed into Europe. Flows have ebbed since then, but the last year has seen a steep rise in migrant boats, mainly from Libya.
Published in Dawn, December 7th, 2025
