Dozens of missing migrants after the shipwreck of a boat in the Aegean

Nov. 1 () –

The Greek Coast Guard has activated a search operation to try to locate dozens of missing migrants after the shipwreck on Tuesday of a boat off the coast of the island of Euboea, in the Aegean Sea.

The boat had left from Izmir, in Turkey, and 68 people were traveling on board, according to the first estimates of the coast guard, collected by the ERT chain. The emergency services have recovered alive nine migrants who had climbed on an islet.

Marine and air resources work in the search operations, although the area suffers strong winds this Tuesday that complicate both navigation and tracking tasks.

Before this new tragedy, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) had already registered some 300 deaths in the eastern Mediterranean, which continues to be a frequent step among those who want to reach Greece from Turkey. Since 2014, more than 2,100 migrants and refugees have died in this area.