Twelve migrants, including two women and an infant, died on Monday when two speedboats sank near the islands of Samos and Lesbos in the eastern Aegean Sea. The Greek Coast Guard reported that another 22 people were successfully rescued following the double shipwreck.
The incidents highlight the ongoing dangers faced by migrants attempting to cross the Aegean Sea into Greece. Search and rescue operations were launched immediately following the distress calls from the vessels.
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