Greek authorities pick up a further 126 migrants, a day after sinking that killed 3
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Greek authorities have picked up more than 120 migrants who illegally entered the country by sea on three separate vessels, a day after a yacht with 90 people on board foundered just off the island of Rhodes, drowning three.
The Merchant Marine Ministry says 42 people, including seven children, were taken off a small boat near the eastern Aegean Sea islet of Agathonissi. All are in good health.
A further 84 people were located in separate incidents earlier Tuesday on the islet of Farmakonissi and the island of Lesvos.
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About 550 migrants have reached Greek shores over the past three days, amid a surge of illegal immigration that has seen arrivals exceed 12,000 so far this year — a nearly threefold increase over 2014.