Thirty-three migrants drown in two separate sinkings off Turkish coast

Published February 8th, 2016 - 12:37 GMT
Two Boats capsized off the coast of Turkey, killing 33 (AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)
Two Boats capsized off the coast of Turkey, killing 33 (AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)

Reuters reports that 22 migrants have drowned off of Turkey's Aegean coast when their boat capsized as they were trying to reach a nearby Greek island, according to a Turkish coast guard official.

In a seperate incident, Reuters also reports that 11 migrants have drowned and three were rescued as another boat capsized off the Turkish coast of Dikili in Izmir povince, according to private news agency Dogan.

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