At least in the sea off the coast of Greece in one of the biggest shipwrecks in Europe 79 Refugees drowned while more 100 More than 100,000 are missing, whose death is feared.

According to the Reuters news agency, Europe’s rescue support charity has said that 30 On a meter long boat 750 People were on board while the United Nations refugee agency estimated 400 People drowned in the sea.

Officials in Greece said it was too early to say the total number of people who drowned.

Refugees often use the Greek route to enter EU countries. Refugees from the Middle East, Asia and Africa try to reach the shores of Greece by traveling illegally by sea in search of a better future. Most people reach the Greek island from the coast of nearby Turkey.

Due to the strict measures taken by the previous conservative government in Greece, a large number of refugees are now trying to enter Italy from Turkey via Greece, taking a long route.

According to Greek state television ERT, the ship that sank was on its way to Italy and had started its journey from the Libyan coastal town of Tobruk. It is located in the south of the Greek island of Crete. However, Greek authorities have not yet confirmed which country the boat had departed from.

According to the rescue and relief operations organization ‘Alarmphone’, an emergency message was received from the passengers on the boat late on Tuesday night, but the communication was later lost.

On Twitter, it was written by the organization that ‘people who appealed for emergency help said that on the boat 750 There are people. We are now hearing of the sinking of the boat and fear that it is true.’

Greek officials have said it is still unclear how many boats were on board when they sank. According to authorities 104 People were rescued alive.

“It may not be possible to tell the number of people on board,” Greek Coast Guard spokesman Nikos Aleggiou told Mega TV. There were too many people on the deck of the boat, it was full of people.’

According to Greek state TV, most of the passengers on the boat were young men in their 20s. A shipping ministry official said on condition of anonymity that most of them are from Egypt, Syria and Pakistan.