Twenty-two migrants die off Greek coast after six days at sea

Twenty-two migrants have died off the coast of Greece after spending six days at sea in a rubber boat, the Greek coast guard said in a statement late on Friday.

Twenty-six people were rescued by a Frontex European border agency vessel off the island of Crete.

“During the journey, the passengers (of the rubber boat) lost their orientation and remained at sea for six days without water and food,” it said.

Rescued migrants told authorities that 22 of them died while...