'Follow the law': EU countries preventing refugees from seeking asylum, with deadly consequences
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Rescuers scoured the seas off Greece on Thursday following a shipwreck that killed at least 79 migrants, as hopes of survivors dwindled and fears grew that hundreds more, including children, may have drowned trapped inside the crowded vessel's hold. Reports suggested between 400 and 750 people had packed the fishing boat that capsized and sank early on Wednesday morningin deep waters about 50 miles (80 km) from the southern coastal town of Pylos. Greek authorities said 104 survivors had beenbrought ashore. As it began to flounder late on Tuesday night, people on the vessel's crowded outer deck repeatedly turned down attempted assistance from a Greek coast guard boat that was shadowing it, saying they wanted to reach Italy, according to Greekauthorities. With hundreds still missing, FRANCE's Delano D'Souza is joined by Alice Latouche, Sociologist, Researcher at Migrinter Laboratory, CNRS.