At least 78 people have drowned off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying migrants sank.
A large rescue operation has been launched - it was complicated by high winds.
More than a hundred people have been rescued but dozens are still missing. off the Peloponnese peninsula.
The nighttime incident happened some 75 kilometers southwest of Greece's southern Peloponnese region.
The boat is believed to have been bound for Italy after sailing from Tobruk in eastern Libya.

Al Jazeera’s John Psaropoulos is live from Athens, Greece for the latest updates.

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