Breathtaking Pictures from Migrant Boat Wreck off Rhodes
It doesn't fit in the human mind that in one of the most central beaches of Rhodes was this morning disturbed by the approach of a ship carrying at least 90 migrants, which then became wrecked on a rocky area, just 50 meters from the shore, writes Rodiaki.gr. (Some may find the video distressing)
By this time the victim count came to three but it is feared to be much more.
The 'Rhodian' newspaper recorded minute-by-minute the evolution of the shipwreck, the agony of the people aboard the boat, and the desperate cries of young children and their mothers who were calling for help to come from ashore.
Local rescuers, as well as Hellenic Coast Guard personnel, fought for over an hour to be able safely bring them ashore.
A total of 23 people were injured in the wreck and safely transferred In Rhodes hospitals with the rest gradually transferred to care in the South Aegean Region to provide them with first aid.
Original source: Rodiaki
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