At least 79 migrants have drowned and hundreds more are missing and feared dead after their overloaded boat capsized and sank in open seas off Greece, in one of Europe’s deadliest shipping disasters in recent years. 7NEWS
The United Nations’ migration agency estimated up to 400 while Greece declined to speculate on the passenger count.A media report said the boat left from Libya and a shipping ministry official who spoke on condition of anonymity said most of those on board were from Egypt, Syria and Pakistan.
This undated handout image provided by Greece's coast guard on Wednesday, June14, 2023, shows scores of people on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and sank off southern Greece.Greek state broadcaster ERT said the boat was en route to Italy from the Libyan town of Tobruk, which lies south of the Greek island of Crete.
Alarm Phone said it informed Greek authorities, Frontex and the Greek division of the UN refugee agency UNHCR late on Tuesday afternoon. A few hours later, the vessel began veering from side to side before capsizing about 2am on Wednesday then sinking, a government official said.
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