Woman, baby die when migrants' boat capsizes off Leros island

Athens: A woman and child have drowned and 33 people were rescued after a boat carrying migrants from Turkey sank off the Greek island of Leros, Greece's coastguard said Sunday.

The survivors, including six children, were transferred to hospital in Leros, with the rescue operation continuing, the coastguard said.

Three rescue boats and a helicopter have been deployed but progress is being hampered by strong winds and choppy seas in the Mediterranean.

A fisherman raised the alarm after discovering the lifeless body of the woman floating at sea, according to local press reports.

Eye witnesses reported seeing an inflatable boat with 40 migrants, including children and people with reduced mobility aboard

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