“We are witnessing one of the biggest tragedies in the Mediterranean.' A huge search-and-rescue operation off the coast of Greece continues after an overcrowded fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank. At least 79 died and many more are missing.
Ioannis Zafiropoulos, deputy mayor of the southern port city of Kalamata, where survivors were taken, said his information indicated there were “more than 500 people” on board.
“This situation reinforces the urgency for concrete, comprehensive action from states to save lives at sea and reduce perilous journeys by expanding safe and regular pathways to migration,” Rocco said. “The best way to ensure safety of migrants is to prevent these catastrophic journeys and invest in legal pathways,” she wrote on Twitter.
The spot is close to the deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea, and depths of up to 17,000 feet could hamper any effort to locate a sunken vessel.Thirty survivors ranging in age from 16 to 49 were hospitalized with hypothermia or fever. The Italian coast guard first alerted Greek authorities and the EU border protection agency, Frontex, about an approaching vessel on Tuesday.
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