Death toll in boat accident off Turkey increases to 30, rescued to 75

  • 2/10/2023
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Istanbul, Rabi'II 20, 1437, January 30, 2016, SPA -- The death toll in the capsize of a boat carrying migrants making their way from Turkey to Greece increased to 30, the latest in a string of fatal accidents that claimed hundreds of lives last year alone. The migrants' boat was trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey's coastal Canakkale province, state-run Anadolu news agency reported, citing the coast guard. The coast guard rescued 75 people, far above the previous number of 43, in the Aegean Sea. The migrants hail from Syria, Afghanistan and Myanmar. --SPA 14:30 LOCAL TIME 11:30 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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