A boat carrying migrants has run aground off the Greek island of Rhodes and at least three people have drowned, Reuters reports.
A coast guard official said that a search-and-rescue operation has recovered three bodies, that of a man, a woman and a child.
However, the number of deaths is thought to be higher.
BREAKING: Agency: Caller reports 20 dead on sinking smugglers' boat packed with 300 migrants.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 20, 2015
Around 80 people have been rescued with 23 taken to hospital, according to another Greek coast guard official quoted by Reuters. Read more...
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