The Greek coast guard says the search and rescue operation will be extended beyond the standard 72 hours
The scale of the disaster put fresh pressure on both the Greek government and the European Union.The U.N.’s migration and refugee agencies issued a joint statement calling timely maritime search and rescues “a legal and humanitarian imperative” and calling for “urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea.”
“I feel great pain at the death of the migrants, including many children, in the shipwreck,” a tweet from Francis’ Twitter account said. “We must do everything possible so that migrants fleeing war and poverty do not meet death while seeking a future of hope.”“Let’s be clear. This is not a Greek problem. This is a European problem.
Coast guard spokesperson Nikos Alexiou said coast guard and private vessels followed the vessel in international waters before it sank. Repeated offers of assistance were rejected in radio communications with the vessel and well as calls made over a loudspeaker, he said.A judicial investigation is underway into the causes of the sinking. Greek officials say the vessel capsized minutes after it lost power, speculating that panic among the passengers may have caused the boat to list and roll over.
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