Speaking from a temporary encampment in Athens, 24-year-old Ayad from Syria, said the Greek coastguard did not send help for at least three hours after the boat capsized
Rescue workers transferred the bodies of dead migrants to refrigerated trucks as a major search continued Thursday for possible survivors of a sea disaster in southern Greece. Hundreds of people are still feared missing.
KALAMATA, Greece (AP) Nine survivors from a migrant boat that sank were arrested Thursday on suspicion of smuggling as hope faded for hundreds of missing passengers and attention turned to Greece's failure to act before the overcrowded ship capsize