Greece searches for migrants missing off island of Lesbos


ATHENS (Reuters) - A search and rescue operation was under way off the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday after migrants who came ashore reported three people missing after falling out of an overcrowded inflatable raft, the coast guard said.

Twenty-four people reached the island and a search operation was under way with the assistance of coast guard vessels and a helicopter, a coast guard official told Reuters.

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