无头女童尸「严重腐坏」冲上希腊海滩 生前冒险乘船溺毙
▲ 今年为止,已有超过200名难民在冒险横渡地中海时罹难。(图/达志影像/美联社)
希腊海岸巡防队10日在爱琴海莱斯博斯岛(Lesbos)海滩发现一名年仅4至6岁的女童遗体,头颅已经消失,据信是在难民船翻覆时溺死,尸体被发现时已经严重腐坏。当局数小时后也找到一名女子的遗体,但由于难以辨认,一开始被误以为是男性。
▲▼ 难民冒险渡海,其中不乏孩童与婴儿。(图/达志影像/美联社)
当地媒体指出,女童与女子很可能都是难民。当局研判女童是上个月在莱斯博斯岛附近乘船时遇难,尸体因而冲上该岛瓦特拉(Vatera)的海滩。目前,医院正在验尸,女子的年龄还有待判定。
莱斯博斯岛周遭区域有大批难民时常冒险渡海,岛上甚至形成惊人的「救生衣墓地」。国际移民组织(International Organization for Migration)的资料显示,今年为止,已有超过200名难民在冒险横渡地中海时罹难,他们大多数人的目的地是义大利。
Tens of thousands of lifejackets and hundreds of boats make up what has hauntingly become known as the ‘Lifejacket Graveyard’ in Lesbos. They were cleared from the northern beaches of the Greek island and moved inland following a drop in the number of… https://t.co/200kn7tcLm pic.twitter.com/KpP7YNzG9B
Yannis Behrakis, one of #Reuters' most decorated and best-loved #photographers, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was 58. A #Syrian #refugee holds onto his children as he struggles to walk off a dinghy on the #Greek island of #Lesbos, September 24, 2015. pic.twitter.com/SBigpB4ygI