26 Missing as Boat Sinks off Lesbos

A major search and rescue operation is underway off the Greek island of Lesbos, after an inflatable boat with refugees on board sank.

26 people are missing and 20 others have been pulled from the water.

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Meanwhile, UNICEF says actions seen in Europe this week against the refugees are unacceptable.

The group's CEO in Ireland Peter Power says many of these asylum seekers are children