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Protesters to gather across Greece following migrant shipwreck with hundreds missing
This undated handout image provided by Greece's coast guard on Wednesday, June14, 2023, shows scores of people covering practically every free stretch of deck on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and sank off southern Greece

THOUSANDS of protesters are expected to gather in 12 towns and cities across Greece this evening after hundreds of migrants were feared missing when a boat capsized as they tried to reach Europe.

Greek rescue ships were operating in the central Mediterranean to search for people who may have been trapped below deck of a fishing boat that was travelling from Libya to Italy.

So far, only 104 people have been rescued while at least 78 have been confirmed dead.

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