The Latest Breaking News from Greece

Greece continued the search for survivors on Thursday, a day after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized and sank in the Ionian Sea. The country has declared three days of mourning for the victims.

Rescue operations continue for the hundreds still missing – with at least 78 confirmed dead

The shipwreck off southern Greece, involving a large boat carrying migrants that capsized after apparently rebuffing offers of help, is just the latest case of smugglers packing vessels full of desperate people willing to risk their lives to reach continental Europe

At least 79 migrants have drowned and hundreds more are feared dead after their overloaded boat capsized and sank in open seas off Greece.

Greece’s caretaker prime minister declares three days of national mourning

At least 59 migrants have drowned and more are feared missing after their boat capsized and sank off Greece, the country's coast guard says.

More than 100 people have also been rescued as search efforts continue

ATHENS - At least 78 migrants died after their fishing boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece's coastguard said Wednesday, as fears mounted that the death toll could rise much higher.

At least 59 migrants drowned early on Wednesday and more were feared missing when their boat capsized and sank off Greece, the country's coast guard said. Some 100 people were rescued.