Pages

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Dozens dead, including children, after migrant boat capsizes in Aegean Sea

Turkish coastguard says 37 killed, among them babies and young children, and 75 rescued after boat tips over en route to Greek island of Lesbos Ten children were among at least 37 migrants who drowned in the Aegean Sea after their boat capsized as they attempted the crossing from Turkey to Greece. Turkish coastguards rescued 75 others from the sea near the resort of Ayvacik on Saturday, according to the official Anadolou news agency. They had been trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos. Continue reading...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.theguardian.com