At least 34 people drowned Sunday off the island of Farmakonisi in their attempt to enter Greece from Turkey, in what Greek authorities described as the deadliest accident they had seen since the refugee crisis began.

A wooden boat carrying 128 people capsized in very windy conditions off the southern Aegean island. Among the dead are four infants and 10 older children, a Greek coast guard official said.

Germany introduced temporary control of the Austrian border to deal with migrants crisis .
The EU member states Interior Ministers are meeting today in Brussels to discuss how to cope with the crisis.