One of the four asylum seekers who are missing north of Samos was found dead, in an operation that began after 26 asylum seekers were located in Petalides, Samos, and is continuing for the search of the remaining three.
Meanwhile, more and more asylum seekers are arriving in southern Crete, a region where from Thursday to Sunday more than 700 people were rescued in nine incidents. The two most recent were the rescue of 109 asylum seekers about 45 nautical miles south of Gavdos, who were transferred to the port of Palaiochora in Chania, and the rescue of 31 asylum seekers in a sea area south of Kaloi Limenes on Sunday.
The majority of those rescued departed from Tobruk in Libya, having paid approximately €1,500–€4,000 per person, according to the Coast Guard.
In almost all incidents, smugglers were arrested; however, asylum seekers are often accused as smugglers without sufficient evidence and tried in unfair trials, according to a journalistic investigation. The majority of those rescued departed from Tobruk in Libya, having paid approximately €1,500–€4,000 per person, according to information from the Coast Guard.
Sources: ANA-MPA, Press and Information Office of the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy, Solomon
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