Two migrants died early Friday when a speedboat over-turned near the Greek island of Kos, the coastguard said, just days after authorities opened a new camp on the island.
The bodies of a man and a woman were recovered and three men were rescued after the speedboat overturned due “to high waves and poor handling,” it said, without giving their nation-alities
The Greek government last Sat-urday opened new camps on Kos and the neighbouring island of Leros. There are fears of a new migration wave owing to the cri-sis in Afghanistan.The so-called “closed” camps feature barbed wire fencing, sur-veillance cameras, X-ray scan-ners and magnetic doors and gates that are closed at night.
They also have running water, toilets and more security — fea-tures that were absent from the previous facilities.
The European Union has committed 276 million euros ($326 million) for the new camps.
NGOs and aid groups have raised concerns about the new camps, arguing that the movement of people should not be re-stricted.—APP
