Greek coastguard recovers bodies of eight migrants off Rhodes

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece has recovered the bodies of eight migrants who fell in the sea after their boat performed dangerous manoeuvres off the island of Rhodes, the Greek coastguard said on Friday.

So far 18 people have been rescued and a search operation in the area is ongoing, the coastguard said in a statement.

(Reporting by Renee Maltezou; Writing by Angeliki; Koutantou; Editing by Alison Williams)