By: FPJ Web Desk | June 15, 2023
At least 79 migrants were dead and hundreds missing after a ship capsized in Greece
This is one of the deadliest shipping accidents to have taken place in Europe
Reports claim that close to 750 migrants were onboard the ship that met with a tragic end
So far 104 survivors have been brought to shore while 32 bodies have been recovered. Search and rescue efforts are on for others
The American Red Cross has stepped forward to help the rescued migrants
The boat was traveling from Libya to Italy when it capsized and sank off the southwest coast of the Peloponnese peninsula.
The survivors are being helped by Red Cross volunteers as they were moved to storage areas at the port of Kalamata
According to a Red Cross nurse, doctors, nurses and volunteers were assisting 70 survivors at the port
Authorities fear that hundreds of people, including many women and children, were trapped below deck when the overcrowded ship capsized