Greece declares ‘3 days of mourning’ after migrant boat capsizes leaving at least 79 dead

At least 79 people have died and more than 100 have been rescued after their fishing boat sank off southern Greece.

Survivors say as many as 750 people may have been on to the boat, with reports of 100 children in the hold.

Greece says it is one of its biggest ever migrant tragedies, and has declared three days of mourning.

Authorities say their offers of aid were refused.

The boat went down about 80 km (50 miles) south-west of Pylos after 02:04 on Wednesday morning local time, according to the Greek coastguard.

The EU’s border agency Frontex said it had spotted the boat early on Tuesday afternoon and immediately told Greek and Italian authorities. The coastguard said later that no-one on board was wearing life jackets.

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