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been on board, huddled in the ship s hold. at least 79 people are known to have died. more than 100 were rescued. our europe correspondent nick beake reports from kalamata in greece, where survivors have been taken. relatives of the hundreds lost at sea rushed to this port city, fearing the worst. we found aftab from wolverhampton, searching for news about his cousins from pakistan. my relatives were on board the boat that capsized. how do you know that? we ve had confirmation. we ve found one of the relatives he s in there but the rest of them, we haven t got hold of yet. how many relatives? got gour of them. got four of them. the victims of greece s worst ever migrant ship wreck had set off from libya. many syrians were on board, kassam abozeed told me, including his wife. translation: how would i feel?
Greek officials have denied a series of reports that suggest a migrant boat capsized 50 miles off the south coast because a rope was attached by coastguards.