At Least 16 Illegal Immigrants Dead in Greek Shipwreck

At Least 16 Illegal Immigrants Dead in Greek Shipwreck
A boat carrying illegal immigrants under the water off the Greek island of Paros, in the Aegean Sea, on Dec. 25, 2021. Hellenic Coast Guard via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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ATHENS, Greece—At least 16 people died when their boat overturned off the Greek island of Paros in the central Aegean Sea on Friday, in the third maritime disaster involving illegal immigrants this week, the country’s coastguard said.

Authorities scrambled a search and rescue operation overnight northwest of Paros. Air and sea assets were deployed to the area, the coastguard said.