An international migration agency says 368 people died trying to cross the Mediterranean last month, nearly one in six of them children, as minors make up a growing percentage of those making the treacherous trip. A Turkish news agency says at least nine migrants — two of them children — have drowned in a new boat sinking accident off the Turkish coast. The private Dogan news agency says the migrants drowned Tuesday near the Aegean coastal town of Seferihisar, which is close to the Greek island of Samos.
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