Migrant boat sinks off Greece, leaving dozens dead and hundreds missing.
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A boat carrying an estimated 750 migrants sank off the coast of Greece, killing at least 78 people. The Hellenic Coast Guard said a "sudden shift in weight" caused the vessel to capsize and sink. The boat had set off from Libya and was headed to Italy. The number of undocumented people arriving on European shores has soared this year due to conflict, global inequality, and the climate crisis, exacerbating a migrant crisis across the continent. The capsized ship is one of the largest-scale migrant vessel disasters in southern Europe this year.
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