'Horrific': Greece seeks survivors in migrant boat sinking

Greece on Thursday pursued a grim search for survivors a day after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized and sank in the Ionian Sea, with the number of victims feared to reach into the hundreds.

Greek coastguard said 78 bodies had been recovered so far, amending a toll of 79 deaths given Wednesday. Two patrol boats, a helicopter and six other ships in the area were searching the waters west of the Peloponnese peninsula, one of the deepest areas in the Mediterranean. The country has declared three days of mourning over the tragedy.