(Reuters) -Four migrants died when their boat sank off the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece's coastguard said on Monday, adding seven had been rescued from the sea. "We recovered four bodies, the rescue
At least four die after migrant boat sinks off Greek island of Lesbos
Overview of the Incident
(Reuters) -Four migrants died when their boat sank off the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece's coastguard said on Monday, adding seven had been rescued from the sea.
Details of the Rescue Operation
"We recovered four bodies, the rescue operation continues. We don't know if there were more people on the boat," a coastguard official said.
Context of Migration in Greece
This is the second fatal incident involving migrants off Lesbos, near the Turkish coast, in October.
Recent Trends in Migrant Arrivals
Greece was on the frontline of a 2015-16 migration crisis when more than a million people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa crossed into Europe.
Changes in Migration Policies
Migrant flows subsequently ebbed. But the country has toughened migration rules, following a resurgence of arrivals from Libya via the islands of Crete and Gavdos.
(Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas and Antonis Pothitos; Editing by Toby Chopra and Alison Williams)
