One dead, three missing in refugee boat sinking off Greece's Lesvos island

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ATHENS, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Greek Coast Guard vessels retrieved the body of a man and located 24 refugees and migrants in a rocky site on Lesvos island, while three people have been reported missing, daily newspaper Kathimerini and other local media reported on Tuesday.

Survivors said that they were all on a dinghy trying to reach Greece from Turkey, while winds of 5 on the Beaufort scale were blowing in the area, according to Coast Guard sources.

A rescue operation is currently underway. Enditem

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