Greek coast guard searches for hundreds of missing migrants in shipwreck that killed 78
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The Greek coast guard searched the Aegean Sea on Friday in the third and final day of an effort to find hundreds of missing migrants from a shipwreck that killed 78. Some 104 survivors had been rescued.
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KALAMATA, Greece >> A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank today off the coast of Greece, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year.
KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and
At least 78 people were killed, and dozens are still missing after a fishing vessel capsized off the coast of Greece. Authorities say 104 people have already been rescued.
Dozens of people have drowned after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized off the Greek coast. Another hundred have been rescued but many remain unaccounted for as a large-scale search and rescue operation continues.
At least 79 migrants died after their boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece's coastguard said Wednesday, as concern mounted that the death toll could rise much higher.
At least 59 migrants drowned early on Wednesday and more were feared missing when their boat capsized and sank off Greece, the country's coast guard said.
The latest disaster in the Mediterranean Sea comes amid a worsening migrant crisis as tens of thousands of people from Asia and Africa seek refuge in Europe.
At least 32 people have died off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday.
Authorities said 104 people have been rescued so far following the nighttime incident some 75 kilometers southwest of Greece's southern Peloponnese region.
At least 32 people have died off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday.
Coast guard boats, a navy frigate, a military transport plane, an air force helicopter and several private vessels were taking part in the ongoing search.
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