Dozens of migrants missing after boat sinks near Greek islands

A view from the Greek island of Andros with the island of Evia on the horizon (Alamy/PA)

Greek authorities have launched a major search and rescue operation for dozens of migrants missing after a boat they were travelling on from Turkey overturned and sank in rough weather overnight between the islands of Evia and Andros.

The coastguard said on Tuesday that nine men had been found on an uninhabited rocky islet in the Kafirea Straits between the two islands, which lie east of the Greek capital.