Greece's coast guard faces questions, as Europe grapples with migration pressure

Greece's Supreme Court has launched an inquiry into the circumstances under which a refugee-filled trawler sank on June 14, drowning hundreds of people

The Kalamata warehouse where survivors of the June 14 shipwreck were housed for the first two nights following their arrival onshore

MALAKASA, Greece – More than 80 survivors of one of the Mediterranean’s worst migrant boat disasters were beginning to recover at a processing centre 40km north of Athens.

“They were without food or water for five days,” national healthcare worker Evgenia Fragiskou said. “They’ve had diarrhoea when they tried to eat because their bodies rejected the food. They’ve also suffered friction burns from when they tried to clamber off the sinking vessel.”

But the worst effects were psychological. Survivors have suffered from post-traumatic stress and what doctors call detachment.