Death toll from Greece-Italy ferry blaze rises to two


Smoke rises from the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia, which sailed from Greece to Italy early on Friday and caught fire, off the coast of the island of Corfu, Greece, February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Stamos Prousalis NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Rescue crews on Wednesday recovered a second body from a ferry that caught fire while sailing from Greece to Italy last week, Greek authorities said.

The man, whose identity could not be immediately confirmed, was among 10 passengers - all Bulgarian, Turkish and Greek citizens - who had still been listed as missing.

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