2 migrants killed in shipwreck off Greek island of Rhodes

By Ahmet Gencturk

ATHENS (AA) — Two migrants were killed in a shipwreck off the Greek island of Rhodes in the southern Aegean Sea, media reports said Tuesday.

Sixty-three migrants from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Egypt were rescued, according to the Kathimerini newspaper.

The Greek Coast Guard, assisted by volunteers, continues to search for survivors, focusing particularly on the eastern shores of the island, it said.