World Affairs

6/recent/ticker-posts

Migrant crisis : Dozens drown off Turkey as boat capsizes

The remains of the boat that was carrying migrants seen off the shore near the Aegean town of Ayvacik, Canakkale, Turkey. A boat carrying migrants to Greece hit rocks off the Turkish coast on capsized, killing at least 33 people, including five children, officials and news reports said. Some 75 other migrants were rescued. A Turkish government official said he expects the death toll from the incident to rise as rescue workers try to reach other migrants believed trapped inside the wreckage of the boat which sank shortly after departing from the Aegean resort of Ayvacik.

Post a Comment

0 Comments