Greek cliff rescue in double migrant tragedy off Lesbos and Kythira

Meanwhile, on Lesbos, authorities said the bodies of 16 young women of African origin had been recovered after their boat went down near Thermi. Nine women were rescued and taken to the local hospital at Mytilini. “Already today many lives lost in the Aegean, people are drowning in unseaworthy vessels. EU must act,” he tweeted.