BELGRADE, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The bodies of ten migrants were recovered after their boat capsized on the Drina River, according to Serbia's Interior Ministry and local media reports on Thursday.
The incident occured late Wednesday night when around 30 migrants were taking a boat crossing from Serbia to Bosnia and Herzegovina. 18 people survived the incident, of whom 10 are minors, Serbian police confirmed.
The search for the missing is still underway. Serbian police and the emergency situations sector responded promptly after being alerted early Thursday morning.
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, reported a significant decrease in illegal border crossings in the Western Balkans during the first half of 2024. The illegal crossings towards EU borders reached 12,407 between January and July 2024, a 75 percent drop compared to the same period last year. ■
