At least 34 people have drowned after a boat carrying scores of refugees capsized off Greece.
Greece's coastguard said a stricken boat carrying at least 100 refugees sank off the island of Farmakonisi in the southern Aegean Sea on early Sunday.
It said 68 people were rescued and a further 29 managed to swim to a beach on the island.
Rescuers have pulled a total of 34 bodies from the sea. A dead child was among those found in the area during the rescue operation.
Europe is facing an unprecedented refugee crisis, which has escalated over the summer as refugees are coming directly to the continent instead of staying in camps in neighboring countries.
The International Organization for Migration said Friday that more than 430,000 people have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe this year, with 2,748 dying or going missing in packed and unseaworthy boats.
The continent is now divided over how to deal with the flood of people, mainly Syrians fleeing the four-year civil conflict in their homeland.
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