Most of the nearly 300 people on board a burning ferry off northwestern Greece have been evacuated, but another 11 people are still reported missing, authorities say.
Firefighters and rescuers raced to free two truck drivers still trapped in a burning ferry off northwesternFriday after most of the nearly 300 people on board were evacuated, while authorities said another 11 people were reported missing.
“This is a difficult operation and we must remain cautious. The final accounting of the people on board will take place on Corfu when everyone rescued is assembled there,” Greek Deputy Minister for Shipping Costas Katsafados told state-run ERT television. Smoke rises from the Euroferry Olympia, after a fire broke out off the island of Corfu in Greece on Friday.Greek truck driver Giorgos Parlantzas, one of the rescued passengers, recounted what took place on the Euroferry Olympia.
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