Greece Migrant: 3 dead, 12 missing after refugee boat capsize

Local media on Friday reported that three people died and 12 went missing after a boat carrying an unknown number of refugees and migrants capsized off Mykonos Island in the Aegean Sea.

Greek national broadcaster ERT reported that two people have been rescued as a total of 17 people were reported on board, citing Hellenic Coast Guard sources, adding that a search and rescue operation was underway.

Greece has been at the forefront of the refugee and migrant influx since 2015 and hundreds have perished in the Aegean Sea in the past eight years.