Three of the victims are children while another is a woman
Published : 06 Feb 2023, 12:25 PM
Fourmigrants, including three children, diedaftertheirboatsankoffthe island of Leros in the southeastern Aegean Sea on Sunday, the Greek coast guard said.
The coast guard recovered the body of a woman and rescued at least 39 migrants who, according to their accounts, had sailed from Turkey, a coast guardofficial said.
The three children diedafterbeing hospitalised, the coast guard said. The nationalities of themigrants were not immediately known.
Along with Spain and Italy,Greeceis one of the key entry points into the European Union for refugees andmigrants from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Most asylum-seekers cross toGreecefrom neighbouring Turkey.