Survivors arrive by yacht after a rescue operation at the port in Kalamata town, about 240 kilometers (150miles) southwest of Athens on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Authorities say at least 32 people have died after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank off the southern coast of Greece. A large search and rescue operation is underway. Authorities said 104 people have been rescued so far following the incident early Wednesday some 75 kilometers (46 miles) southwest of Greece’s southern Peloponnese region.(www.argolikeseidhseis.gr via AP)

It was reported that at least 78 migrants died and dozens were feared missing after a fishing boat carrying scores of people capsized off the Greek coast. About 100 people were rescued and taken to the town of Kalamata following the incident in international waters in the Ionian Sea, the Greek coastguard said. “We fear the number of dead will rise,” said a shipping ministry official.

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