The Greek Coast Guard announced on Monday, November 9 that 20 illegal asylum seekers died en route to the island of Crete over the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).
According to AFP, the press office of the Greek Coast Guard announced that these asylum seekers died in two separate incidents; Greek border agents found the bodies of 8 people in one boat and the bodies of 12 others in another boat and rescued 40 people in total.
The island of Crete, which is one of Greece's tourist destinations, has in recent years become one of the destinations of asylum seekers who leave Turkey and hope to reach the European Union.