Greece rescues 242 after boat capsizes

At least 11 migrants died in the eastern Aegean Sea on Wednesday in five separate incidents, including a large shipwreck from which 242 others were rescued by the Greek coast guard.

The coast guard said it remained unclear how many people were on the wooden boat when it capsized. Coast guard boats, a helicopter and vessels from the European border agency Frontex searched through the night for more survivors.

Two boys and a man died in that incident, but their nationalities were not yet known, it said.