Several dead and many feared missing after boat capsizes off Greek island

At least 39 rescued after vessel capsized off island of Gavdos but number of missing has not yet been confirmed

At least five people drowned after their wooden boat capsized off Greece’s southern island of Gavdos, the coastguard said.

So far 39 men – most of them from Pakistan – have been rescued by cargo vessels sailing in the area. They have been transferred to the island of Crete, the coastguard said, adding that the number of those missing had not yet been confirmed.