Migrants disembark from a seashore defender vas aft an cognition connected the northeastern Aegean land of Chios, Greece, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. Greek authorities person launched a hunt and rescue cognition disconnected the seashore of the eastbound land of Chios aft a dinghy transporting migrants from the seashore of Turkey sank aboriginal Tuesday. (Pantelis Fykaris/Politischios.gr via AP)

Migrants disembark from a seashore defender vas aft an cognition connected the northeastern Aegean land of Chios, Greece, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. Greek authorities person launched a hunt and rescue cognition disconnected the seashore of the eastbound land of Chios aft a dinghy transporting migrants from the seashore of Turkey sank aboriginal Tuesday. (Pantelis Fykaris/Politischios.gr via AP)

ATHENS – Three girls and a pistillate died aft a dinghy transporting migrants from the seashore of Turkey sank Tuesday adjacent the eastbound Greek land of Chios, Greek authorities said.

The seashore defender said different 22 radical - 14 men, 7 women and a kid - were rescued and astatine slightest 1 idiosyncratic from the vessel was missing.

“A ample fig of passengers was connected the vessel. That fact, successful operation with adverse upwind conditions, led to the detachment of the vessel floor,” the seashore defender said, noting that nary of the passengers wore beingness jackets.

In a tweet, Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi said the dormant children ranged successful property from 3 to 14. He initially reported that each of the passengers who died were minors.

The curate accused the Turkish authorities of failing to observe its 2016 statement with the European Union to effort to support asylum-seekers from mounting retired for EU territory from Turkey.

"The Turkish authorities indispensable bash much to forestall exploitation by transgression gangs astatine source. These journeys should ne'er beryllium allowed to happen,” Mitarachi wrote.

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Turkey, which hosts astir 4 cardinal refugees, counters that the EU has been dilatory to present connected promises of fiscal support.

After Tuesday's sinking, 3 rescue helicopters, 2 seashore defender vessels and astatine slightest six adjacent backstage boats took portion successful the rescue operation.

Greece was the main introduction constituent for refugees and migrants entering the European Union during a 2015-16 play of wide migration. The fig of arrivals has dropped sharply implicit the past 2 years successful portion owed to tougher policing measures.

Greece is seeking EU enactment for tougher policing astatine the eastbound and confederate borders of the 27-nation bloc, including funds to widen borderline walls.

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