Search and rescue operation under way near Folegandros as boat carrying as many as 50 people sinks
Greece’s coastguard says dozens of people are believed to be missing after a boat sank off the coast of the island of Folegandros.
A large search and rescue operation was launched early on Wednesday after the boat sank 112 miles (180 km) south-east of Athens. The coastguard said 12 people, all believed to be from Iraq, had been rescued and transported to the nearby island of Santorini.
