Shipwreck in Greece: "600 dead, a hundred children in the hold". 12 smugglers arrested

There could be 600 dead in the shipwreck of Pylos, in Greece, where a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized.

The survivors, a hundred, reported that there were at least 100 children in the hold.

Meanwhile, investigations by the Hellenic Coast Guard have led to the arrest of a dozen people, suspected of being the smugglers who organized the death journey from Libya.

After the umpteenth tragedy, the European Union is moving to try to find a common line in terms of rescue at sea and the relocation of migrants arriving in EU countries.

But the governments are split: Poland wants a referendum on relocations, while Spain launches an appeal for unity of purpose.

(Unioneonline/lf)