21 Migrants Killed in 2 Boat Disasters Off Turkey

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Ankara, Rabi'I 25, 1437, Jan 5, 2016, SPA -- At least 21 migrants drowned off Turkey on Tuesday after their boats overturned in rough waters in two separate incidents as they tried to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, authorities and news reports said. Nine bodies washed up on a beach in the resort town of Ayvalik early in the morning, prompting authorities to dispatch coast guard boats and gendarmerie officials to search the area by sea and by land for possible survivors. By late morning, the death toll reached 14, the coast guard said, adding that seven other migrants were either rescued or found alive. Hours later, the private Dogan news agency reported that seven other bodies had washed up on shore at Dikili, a resort about 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Ayvalik, the victims of a second migrant tragedy. The dead included women and children, AP quoted the agency as saying. --SPA 18:49 LOCAL TIME 15:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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