Greece: At least 16 people killed in migrant shipwreck
By DW
26 December 2021 |
8:29 am
A migrant boat carrying 80 people capsized off the coast of the island of Paros, leaving at least 16 dead. It is the third shipwreck this week involving migrants in Greek waters.
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