At least three people, including a child, died when a boat carrying more than 80 migrants sank off the Greek island of Rhodes on Monday, police said. The sailing boat carrying the migrants ran aground on rocks off the Aegean island on a crossing from Turkey, a police spokesman told AFP.
Most of the survivors had to be pulled from the sea, and police fear the death toll could yet grow as they try to determine how many people were on board. Of those rescued, “57 are safe and sound and 23 were taken to hospital in Rhodes,” he said.