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Five migrants died, and dozens were missing Saturday, December 14, when their boat sank off Crete, Greece’s coastguard said.
Le Monde reports that 40 people were reportedly missing, while 39 survivors were rescued. The boat sank 12 nautical miles southwest of the island.
A huge rescue operation involving vessels and aircraft was underway in the sea near the island of Gavdos after the boat capsized shortly after midnight. The first corpse was found Saturday morning.
According to Athens News Agency, a migrant is being treated in the intensive care unit of the Chania Hospital in the ICU in serious condition, while three people are also hospitalized with cardiac problems and hypothermia. Saturday afternoon, the coastguard told AFP that the number of migrants found dead had risen to five.
