Dramatic video shows migrants' ship wrecked near Greek island of Rhodes

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A boat carrying migrants has run aground off the Greek island of Rhodes and at least three people have drowned, Reuters reports.

A coast guard official said that a search-and-rescue operation has recovered three bodies, that of a man, a woman and a child.

Around 80 people have been rescued with 23 taken to hospital, according to another Greek coast guard official quoted by Reuters.

Video from the scene of the wreck shows a large, double-masted boat packed full of people just feet away from the shores of Rhodes. The vessel is rocking wildly while passengers jump into the sea and swim towards land.

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The news comes days after another boat capsized with 700 migrants feared drowned.

EU ministers are meeting Monday to discuss the ongoing crisis in the Mediterranean. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Pope, and various European leaders have called for action.

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