Greek coastguard finds two bodies, 39 other migrants, on tiny island – Middle East Monitor

The Greek coastguard agency said that it had found the bodies of two women and 39 other migrants on the tiny island of Farmakonisi in the Aegean Sea on Monday, and that an investigation was underway to determine what had occurred, Reuters has reported. The circumstances of the deaths were unclear.

The Greek authorities were informed that the migrants had earlier in the day reached the island, just six miles (9.7 km) off the Turkish coast, said coastguard…