Illegal migrants die when boat sinks
A boat carrying illegal migrants sank off Turkey’s Aegean coast, and at least 43 people died, an official said.
The 50-foot boat sank in rough weather late Saturday off the coast of Seferihisar, a town south of the city of Izmir, said Gov. Orhan Sefik Guldibi. Six migrants were rescued and hospitalized, mostly for shock.
The Coast Guard said a total of 85 people had been on board.
Guldibi said more survivors were being sought but that the chances of finding any were dwindling. The migrants were mostly Palestinians, Somalis and Iraqis, he said.
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