Fears up to 100 children dead after being kept in hold of doomed migrant boat as Brit worries relatives among victims

SURVIVORS fear that up to 100 children may have been on board a boat that capsized in waters off Southern Greece on Wednesday morning. A British man is also worried his relatives are among the hundreds missing as huge numbers of emergency personnel are continuing to scour parts of the Ionian Sea. At least 78 people have died and up to 500 are missingReuters At least 78 people have died and up to 500 are missing after the packed vessel sank off the Peloponnese peninsula. An image shared by the Greek Coastguard showed the decks packed with people, but accounts of a large number of women and children in the hold of the ship have come from medics who treated survivors. The Italy-bound boat – thought to be carrying up to 750 people – is believed to have sailed from the Tobruk area in eastern Libya before it ran into trouble at around 2am. So far 78 bodies have been recovered according to the coastguard, with Greece declaring a three-day mourning period. Coastguard officials said they have brought in 11 suspected smugglers in for questioning, describing them as Egyptian nationals. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY… The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.