The badly decomposed bodies of two
children were found washed up on the Greek island of Kos on Sunday, the
latest victims of a crisis that has seen 630,000 people enter the EU
illegally this year.
A dead baby boy, thought to be less than
a year old, was discovered on a hotel beach early Sunday, dressed in
green trousers and a white t-shirt.
The decomposed body of an older child,
wearing blue trousers and a pink t-shirt, believed to be three- to
five-years old, was found hours later at the same spot.
Authorities believe the children were
from migrant families that had been trying to reach Kos by dinghy, Greek
media reported. Both bodies have been transferred to hospital for an
autopsy and DNA testing.
Greece has been struggling to cope with a wave of migrants making the dangerous crossing from Turkey.
The EU’s border chief Fabrice Leggeri said 630,000 people have entered the bloc illegally this year.
Brussels and Ankara are reportedly set
to approve Monday a plan that would see Turkey join Greek coastguard
patrols in the eastern Aegean, coordinated by EU border protection
agency Frontex.
Any
migrants picked up would be taken back to Turkey, where six new camps
for up to two million people would be built, co-financed by the EU.
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