(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, FEB 7 - Three migrants died and more
than 20 were feared missing after a second boat sank off the
coast of Greece in just days, the coastguard said on Tuesday.
The two women and one man who drowned are believed to have been
part of a group of 41 people whose dinghy sank after hitting a
reef near the island of Lesbos, a coastguard spokeswoman told
AFP. Sixteen people have been rescued so far amid an ongoing
search by land, sea and air that's being hampered by strong
winds, she added. On Sunday, four children and a woman died when
a boat carrying another group from neighbouring Turkey sank off
the Greek island of Leros. The coastguard managed to rescue 41
people, including six children and two adults. The number of
migrants requiring rescue has risen in recent weeks as more
people attempt to reach Greece from Turkish shores on shoddy and
overcrowded vessels despite the rough winter seas. In December,
a two-month-old baby died in a shipwreck off Lesbos. (ANSA-AFP).
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Three dead as another migrant boat sinks off Greece
More people attempt to reach country from Turkish shore